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.True or false: “long sentences” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: tables learned long ago? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 3.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it is a smaller number (b) it has fewer digits (c) three chunks, not ten (d) it is printed bigger
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) short planned breaks (c) three tasks at once (d) checking messages
- 5.😴 You go to bed at 10:00 PM and wake up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 6.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: draw a labelled picture? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
- 7.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) never use it in sums (b) skip what letters mean (c) know what each letter is (d) read it once
- 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) skipping revision (d) testing yourself
- 9.True or false: “never using the name” helps you keep a new name. (a) True (b) False
- 10.📅 The digits 01101994 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0110/19/94 (b) 01/1019/94 (c) 01/10/1994 (d) 011/019/94
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 12.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) reading it once only (c) using it in a sum (d) explaining to a friend
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 14.True or false: “your mother tongue” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 15.📅 The digits 19121992 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 19/1219/92 (b) 1912/19/92 (c) 191/219/92 (d) 19/12/1992
- 16.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 19.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 20.True or false: “your home address” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reviewing after a week (b) cramming the last night (c) studying when sleepy (d) skipping revision
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 23.🎵 Which word does “fight” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) rain (c) night (d) clock
- 24.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 25.📅 The digits 12061990 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 12/06/1990 (b) 120/619/90 (c) 1206/19/90 (d) 12/0619/90
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) screens till midnight (b) sitting still all day (c) playing outdoors (d) studying very hungry
- 27.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you should give up (c) memory is broken (d) you need a review
- 28.Which of these helps your memory? (a) staying up very late (b) a healthy breakfast (c) sitting still all day (d) hours with no break
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a ball; the ball jumps over a parrot; the parrot rolls into a nest; the nest chases a mango. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mango (b) nest (c) parrot (d) apple
- 30.🗓️ You forgot a card at a review. What next? (a) review it sooner (b) wait a month (c) never test it (d) throw it away for good
- 31.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 1. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) all on day 10 (b) days 3, 5, 7 (c) days 3, 6, 10 (d) days 5, 8, 10
- 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
- 33.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it slows down (c) it speeds up (d) nothing changes
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) fruit and vegetables (c) short study breaks (d) feeling very stressed
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) checking messages (c) notes while listening (d) short planned breaks
- 36.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it doesn’t matter (c) you keep what you notice (d) it only helps in sport
- 37.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 38.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: sitting still all day? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 39.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) attention comes first (c) some kids never forget (d) testing yourself helps
- 40.Which of these makes you lose a new name? (a) linking it to a picture (b) not asking again (c) asking how to spell it (d) saying the name back
Answer key
- True
- long-term memory
- three chunks, not ten
- short planned breaks
- 8
- a smart way
- know what each letter is
- testing yourself
- False
- 01/10/1994
- find a sound-alike word
- reading it once only
- leaves
- True
- 19/12/1992
- a myth
- roots
- a weak picture
- 7
- False
- reviewing after a week
- find a sound-alike word
- night
- 12
- 12/06/1990
- playing outdoors
- you need a review
- a healthy breakfast
- nest
- review it sooner
- days 3, 6, 10
- smell
- it slows down
- feeling very stressed
- checking messages
- you keep what you notice
- False
- hurts memory
- some kids never forget
- not asking again
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