Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test
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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 2.True or false: “never using the name” helps you keep a new name. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
- 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
- 5.📅 The digits 07012009 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 07/01/2009 (b) 070/120/09 (c) 0701/20/09 (d) 07/0120/09
- 6.📅 The digits 27102012 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 27/10/2012 (b) 2710/20/12 (c) 27/1020/12 (d) 271/020/12
- 7.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for north, east, south, west is “Nani Eight Silly ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Big (b) Old (c) Jump (d) Wise
- 8.True or false: “a little every day” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 3863773582. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 386 377 3582 (b) 338 637 73582 (c) 863 773 582 (d) 836 377 3582
- 10.True or false: “lake” rhymes with “cake”. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) studying when sleepy (c) one long session only (d) skipping revision
- 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 13.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: use it in a few sums? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test yourself weekly (b) a formula card (c) mix up the letters (d) use it in a few sums
- 15.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
- 16.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 17.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) a formula card (b) copy it 50 times blindly (c) test yourself weekly (d) draw a labelled picture
- 18.True or false: “cane” rhymes with “cake”. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔢 You want to remember the number 249363640. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 224 936 3640 (b) 249 363 60 (c) 249 363 640 (d) 249 336 640
- 21.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) you like spelling (b) there is no list (c) the list is short (d) the letters make no word
- 22.🗓️ Why should the gaps grow longer? (a) to forget faster (b) to save paper (c) each review lasts longer (d) no reason
- 23.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 24.🎵 Which word does “knock” rhyme with? (a) king (b) night (c) clock (d) sun
- 25.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for vase, jug, radio, banana, mirror is “Vans Jolly ___ Big My”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Eight (b) Wise (c) Red (d) Tea
- 26.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 27.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a dull white wall (c) a pencil that dances (d) a giant pink elephant
- 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 5562835106. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 556 283 1506 (b) 556 835 106 (c) 556 283 5106 (d) 556 228 35106
- 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) WSEN (b) NESW (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
- 31.True or false: “an all-night cram” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 33.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) read it faster (c) skip the chapter (d) read it again, focused
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) baadal (c) paani (d) mez
- 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wet Sing (b) Wet Sing Grab (c) Wet Grab Sing (d) Sing Wet Grab
- 36.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it grey (c) make it small and plain (d) make it big and funny
- 37.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: staying up very late? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 38.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) meaning makes it stick (c) memory can’t improve (d) attention comes first
- 39.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 40.🎵 What makes a memory rhyme stick even more? (a) a beat or a tune (b) saying it once quietly (c) no rhythm at all (d) writing it tiny
Answer key
- a strong picture
- False
- notice it
- chunking
- 07/01/2009
- 27/10/2012
- Wise
- True
- 386 377 3582
- True
- linking to what you know
- fix stops in order
- a smart way
- mix up the letters
- one word holds a list
- 5
- copy it 50 times blindly
- False
- False
- 249 363 640
- the letters make no word
- each review lasts longer
- 70
- clock
- Red
- choose a place you know
- a dull white wall
- helps attention
- 556 283 5106
- NESW
- False
- a good mind map
- read it again, focused
- baadal
- Sing Wet Grab
- make it big and funny
- hurts memory
- memory can’t improve
- 11
- a beat or a tune
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