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.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.👀 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.✏️ 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.🔗 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.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a maths sum
- 6.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 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.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) scrolling while reading (c) phone in another room (d) games open on screen
- 10.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: all reviews on one day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 11.True or false: “old topics come back” makes a good revision timetable. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: “4 hours the night before” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🗓️ 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.🔍 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.✏️ 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.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
- 20.🎵 Which word does “snake” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) cake (c) bell (d) king
- 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.📅 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.🔗 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.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) touch (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
- 25.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: studying very hungry? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 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.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 28.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 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.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.📉 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.👋 To spell a long word, first… (a) write it faster (b) skip the middle (c) guess the ending (d) split it into parts
- 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.🗓️ 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.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.🔤 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short study breaks (b) screens till midnight (c) a healthy breakfast (d) fruit and vegetables
- 38.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 40.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
Answer key
- smelling a stinky sock
- read it again, focused
- Frogs
- link it to the next item
- a list in a fixed order
- 5
- helps attention
- a new word for a minute
- phone in another room
- cramming
- True
- False
- a good night’s sleep
- days 7, 11, 19
- memory can’t improve
- Jump Silly Bunny
- False
- a rhyme
- flowers
- cake
- drinking enough water
- 15/01/2013
- each link leads on
- sight
- hurts memory
- a book in a KIT bag
- False
- 45
- eyes on the speaker
- a full night’s sleep
- today or tomorrow
- split it into parts
- thinking of your reply
- days 5, 8, 14
- only easy subjects
- one word holds a list
- screens till midnight
- False
- 2
- 8
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