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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test

Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 127 · 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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
  2. 2.True or false: “never using the name” helps you keep a new name. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
  4. 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. 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. 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. 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. 8.True or false: “a little every day” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
  9. 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. 10.True or false: “lake” rhymes with “cake”. (a) False (b) True
  11. 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. 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. 13.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: use it in a few sums? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
  14. 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. 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. 16.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  17. 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. 18.True or false: “cane” rhymes with “cake”. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  20. 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. 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. 22.🗓️ Why should the gaps grow longer? (a) to forget faster (b) to save paper (c) each review lasts longer (d) no reason
  23. 23.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
  24. 24.🎵 Which word does “knock” rhyme with? (a) king (b) night (c) clock (d) sun
  25. 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. 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. 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. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  29. 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. 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. 31.True or false: “an all-night cram” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
  33. 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. 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. 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. 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. 37.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: staying up very late? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
  38. 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. 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. 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

  1. a strong picture
  2. False
  3. notice it
  4. chunking
  5. 07/01/2009
  6. 27/10/2012
  7. Wise
  8. True
  9. 386 377 3582
  10. True
  11. linking to what you know
  12. fix stops in order
  13. a smart way
  14. mix up the letters
  15. one word holds a list
  16. 5
  17. copy it 50 times blindly
  18. False
  19. False
  20. 249 363 640
  21. the letters make no word
  22. each review lasts longer
  23. 70
  24. clock
  25. Red
  26. choose a place you know
  27. a dull white wall
  28. helps attention
  29. 556 283 5106
  30. NESW
  31. False
  32. a good mind map
  33. read it again, focused
  34. baadal
  35. Sing Wet Grab
  36. make it big and funny
  37. hurts memory
  38. memory can’t improve
  39. 11
  40. a beat or a tune

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