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 first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Seven Eight Nine (b) Eight Seven Wet Nine (c) Eight Nine Seven Wet (d) Nine Eight Seven Wet
- 2.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) mix up the letters (b) read it once (c) copy it 50 times blindly (d) see where it comes from
- 3.📅 The digits 09091993 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0909/19/93 (b) 090/919/93 (c) 09/09/1993 (d) 09/0919/93
- 4.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) there is no list (b) you like spelling (c) the letters make no word (d) the list is short
- 5.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: short study breaks? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 6.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) copy it 50 times blindly (b) use it in a few sums (c) read it once (d) never use it in sums
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) cloud (b) fish (c) monkey (d) rice
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 9.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) how to swim (c) a new word for a minute (d) directions told just now
- 10.📐 Why learn the meaning behind a formula? (a) there is no need (b) you can rebuild it (c) it looks smart (d) it is shorter
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) has short breaks (b) sleep time kept (c) self-tests every week (d) no spare days
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) sound (b) smell (c) taste (d) touch
- 13.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 14.🃏 You test yourself on 20 dates and get 11 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) long sentences (c) details on small twigs (d) topic in a corner
- 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 17.📐 In the 11 times table up to 11 × 9, each answer… (a) ends in 0 (b) ends in 5 (c) repeats the digit (d) is always odd
- 18.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
- 19.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 20.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) yes, with good methods (b) only for adults (c) only with pills (d) no, never
- 21.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) scrolling while reading (c) phone in another room (d) three tasks at once
- 23.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) details on small twigs (d) all in one colour
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 25.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 521056355. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 521 056 355 (b) 521 056 3555 (c) 521 056 55 (d) 512 056 355
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an anchor by the stairs, a flute by the notice board, a candle by the classroom door, a whistle by the school gate, a vase by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) whistle (b) vase (c) flute (d) anchor
- 28.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a picture (d) a long story
- 29.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
- 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 31.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for saffron, white, green is “Sing Wise ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Goats (b) Aunty (c) Cook (d) Silly
- 32.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) all reviews on one day (b) gaps that grow longer (c) learning it all at once (d) 4 hours the night before
- 33.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for nest, cat, sock, owl, kite is “___ Cook Seven Owls Kind”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Runs (b) Dance (c) Kind (d) Nani
- 34.📅 The digits 20021970 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 200/219/70 (b) 2002/19/70 (c) 20/0219/70 (d) 20/02/1970
- 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 36.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) have tiny pores (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 38.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) scrolling while reading (c) daydreaming in class (d) short planned breaks
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) make food using sunlight
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
Answer key
- Nine Eight Seven Wet
- see where it comes from
- 09/09/1993
- the letters make no word
- helps memory
- use it in a few sums
- monkey
- step 4
- how to swim
- you can rebuild it
- no spare days
- taste
- breaks attention
- 9
- details on small twigs
- lets it fade
- repeats the digit
- one word holds a list
- new words in a language
- yes, with good methods
- False
- phone in another room
- all in one colour
- step 4
- a fact
- 521 056 355
- flute
- a list in a fixed order
- pay attention
- helps attention
- Goats
- gaps that grow longer
- Nani
- 20/02/1970
- step 2
- False
- have tiny pores
- short planned breaks
- make food using sunlight
- choose a place you know
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