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.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we never forget (c) we forget fast at first (d) forgetting starts late
- 2.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 3.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) tasting raw mango (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 4.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 6.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 38 (b) 35 (c) 36 (d) 37
- 7.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) everyone forgets things (c) we forget without review (d) one reading is enough
- 8.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
- 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 10.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Love Every Pigs Aunty (b) Love Pigs Aunty Every (c) Aunty Pigs Love Every (d) Every Love Pigs Aunty
- 11.True or false: “an all-night cram” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they are longer (d) they need no learning
- 13.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, onion, ice cream, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KOIC (b) OICK (c) CIOK (d) OKIC
- 14.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) short study breaks (b) screens till midnight (c) drinking enough water (d) a calm, happy mind
- 15.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 16.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) you like spelling (b) the list is short (c) there is no list (d) the letters make no word
- 17.True or false: “a calm, happy mind” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 21.📝 A list to learn, in order: tomato, coconut, needle, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CTNV (b) CNVT (c) TCNV (d) VNCT
- 22.🗓️ Which is better for a test in 2 weeks? (a) one look today (b) 20 minutes on 6 days (c) 2 hours the last night (d) nothing until the day
- 23.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “a sweet brown treat”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) chocolat (b) chocolate (c) choclate (d) chocklate
- 24.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) light (b) won (c) sea (d) train
- 25.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) good memory is just luck (c) practice improves memory (d) attention comes first
- 26.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: short reviews over weeks? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 27.True or false: “we forget without review” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a long poem
- 29.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 30.🔤 “RSLF” helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top. What does letter 4 (F) stand for? (a) flower (b) root (c) stem (d) leaf
- 31.🔢 You want to remember the number 508029612. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 508 029 62 (b) 580 029 612 (c) 508 029 9612 (d) 508 029 612
- 32.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noticing the face (b) not asking again (c) thinking of your reply (d) never using the name
- 34.😴 You feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) give up for the day (b) keep going for hours (c) water and a short break (d) eat lots of sweets
- 35.📝 A list to learn, in order: nest, pillow, goat, ball. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) PNGB (b) BGPN (c) NPGB (d) PGBN
- 36.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, anchor, candle? (a) Ants Cats Runs (b) Runs Ants Cats (c) Ants Runs Cats (d) Cats Ants Runs
- 37.True or false: “directions told just now” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics come back (b) spare days for doubts (c) mixes subjects each day (d) starts the night before
- 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 40.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) January (b) April (c) March (d) February
Answer key
- we forget fast at first
- 5
- feeling a prickly cactus
- one you know very well
- step 1
- 36
- one reading is enough
- yes, with new pictures
- funny actions
- Every Love Pigs Aunty
- False
- one word holds a list
- KOIC
- screens till midnight
- new words in a language
- the letters make no word
- False
- a strong picture
- True
- a funny, moving one
- TCNV
- 20 minutes on 6 days
- chocolate
- light
- good memory is just luck
- spaced practice
- True
- first letters as a word
- 10
- flower
- 508 029 612
- False
- noticing the face
- water and a short break
- NPGB
- Runs Ants Cats
- False
- starts the night before
- helps you keep it
- March
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