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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test

Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 110 · 40 questions
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Memory tip (Notice, link, review): Find the topic: memory basics, a mnemonic, a picture or place method, or a study habit. Use that lesson’s tip and read every option before you choose. For sums: add gaps to the learning day, wrong answers = all − right, revision days = days − learning days.

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  1. 1.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a whistle (c) smelling wet earth (d) stroking soft fur
  2. 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) only listening again (b) answering old questions (c) highlighting everything (d) copying notes neatly
  3. 3.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
  4. 4.Which of these helps your memory? (a) skipping breakfast (b) staying up very late (c) hours with no break (d) drinking enough water
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  6. 6.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  7. 7.📅 The digits 03012004 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 030/120/04 (b) 03/0120/04 (c) 0301/20/04 (d) 03/01/2004
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) hours with no break (b) a calm, happy mind (c) a healthy breakfast (d) a full night’s sleep
  9. 9.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
  11. 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
  12. 12.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to swim (b) your home address (c) your best friend’s name (d) a new word for a minute
  13. 13.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) the last line you read (b) an OTP you just got (c) directions told just now (d) your home address
  14. 14.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) after ten years (c) never (d) in the first day or two
  15. 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) meaning makes it stick (c) we forget without review (d) pictures stick better
  17. 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a very long one (b) a silly, funny one (c) a dull, plain one (d) one with no picture
  18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
  19. 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  20. 20.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “a chart of the days and months”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) calandar (b) calindar (c) calander (d) calendar
  21. 21.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) taking short notes (b) chatting quietly (c) doodling cartoons (d) looking at the clock
  24. 24.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
  25. 25.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) drinking enough water (c) a full night’s sleep (d) feeling very stressed
  27. 27.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  28. 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  29. 29.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “say it aloud” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) starts the night before (b) late nights every day (c) one subject all week (d) self-tests every week
  32. 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling jasmine (b) watching fireworks (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hearing a dog bark
  33. 33.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
  34. 34.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
  36. 36.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  38. 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  39. 39.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it big and funny (c) keep it still (d) make it grey
  40. 40.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?

Answer key

  1. smelling wet earth
  2. answering old questions
  3. 17
  4. drinking enough water
  5. keep linking in order
  6. 7
  7. 03/01/2004
  8. hours with no break
  9. True
  10. picture the first item
  11. an acronym
  12. a new word for a minute
  13. your home address
  14. in the first day or two
  15. hear the new word
  16. memory can’t improve
  17. a silly, funny one
  18. lets it fade
  19. breaks attention
  20. calendar
  21. True
  22. False
  23. taking short notes
  24. a funny, moving one
  25. a fact
  26. feeling very stressed
  27. 2
  28. step 2
  29. True
  30. False
  31. self-tests every week
  32. tasting bitter karela
  33. 15
  34. False
  35. sight
  36. False
  37. step 4
  38. step 2
  39. make it big and funny
  40. 9

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