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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test

Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 137 · 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 drum boom (c) hearing a dog bark (d) smelling a stinky sock
  2. 2.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it faster (b) read it again, focused (c) skip the chapter (d) turn the TV on
  3. 3.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for ant, violin, pencil, cat, fan is “Ants Vans Pigs Cats ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Young (b) Old (c) Wet (d) Frogs
  4. 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
  5. 5.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a maths sum
  6. 6.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the national anthem (b) a new word for a minute (c) your mother tongue (d) your home address
  9. 9.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) scrolling while reading (c) phone in another room (d) games open on screen
  10. 10.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: all reviews on one day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  11. 11.True or false: “old topics come back” makes a good revision timetable. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.True or false: “4 hours the night before” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) reading it once only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) learning without meaning
  14. 14.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 6. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 14, 18, 19 (b) days 8, 10, 12 (c) all on day 19 (d) days 7, 11, 19
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) memory can’t improve (c) everyone forgets things (d) sleep helps you learn
  16. 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, spoon, bucket? (a) Bunny Silly Jump (b) Silly Bunny Jump (c) Silly Jump Bunny (d) Jump Silly Bunny
  17. 17.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a rhyme (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym
  19. 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
  20. 20.🎵 Which word does “snake” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) cake (c) bell (d) king
  21. 21.Which of these helps your memory? (a) skipping breakfast (b) hours with no break (c) drinking enough water (d) an all-night cram
  22. 22.📅 The digits 15012013 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 150/120/13 (b) 15/01/2013 (c) 15/0120/13 (d) 1501/20/13
  23. 23.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
  24. 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) touch (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
  25. 25.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: studying very hungry? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
  26. 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a book in a KIT bag
  27. 27.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
  29. 29.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a desk full of toys (d) chatting in class
  30. 30.Which of these helps your memory? (a) screens till midnight (b) a full night’s sleep (c) studying very hungry (d) staying up very late
  31. 31.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) today or tomorrow (c) never (d) next month
  32. 32.👋 To spell a long word, first… (a) write it faster (b) skip the middle (c) guess the ending (d) split it into parts
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking of your reply (b) saying the name back (c) writing it down later (d) using it in a sentence
  34. 34.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 3. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) all on day 14 (b) days 9, 12, 14 (c) days 7, 11, 15 (d) days 5, 8, 14
  35. 35.Which of these makes a poor revision timetable? (a) old topics come back (b) mixes subjects each day (c) self-tests every week (d) only easy subjects
  36. 36.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short study breaks (b) screens till midnight (c) a healthy breakfast (d) fruit and vegetables
  38. 38.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  40. 40.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?

Answer key

  1. smelling a stinky sock
  2. read it again, focused
  3. Frogs
  4. link it to the next item
  5. a list in a fixed order
  6. 5
  7. helps attention
  8. a new word for a minute
  9. phone in another room
  10. cramming
  11. True
  12. False
  13. a good night’s sleep
  14. days 7, 11, 19
  15. memory can’t improve
  16. Jump Silly Bunny
  17. False
  18. a rhyme
  19. flowers
  20. cake
  21. drinking enough water
  22. 15/01/2013
  23. each link leads on
  24. sight
  25. hurts memory
  26. a book in a KIT bag
  27. False
  28. 45
  29. eyes on the speaker
  30. a full night’s sleep
  31. today or tomorrow
  32. split it into parts
  33. thinking of your reply
  34. days 5, 8, 14
  35. only easy subjects
  36. one word holds a list
  37. screens till midnight
  38. False
  39. 2
  40. 8

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