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 word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) fight (b) light (c) kite (d) lake
- 2.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
- 3.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 8465893177. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 846 593 177 (b) 846 589 3177 (c) 846 589 93177 (d) 864 589 3177
- 5.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 6.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 7.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: mixes subjects each day? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
- 8.🎵 Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) sock (b) snake (c) fun (d) bake
- 9.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) only a short while (b) until next month (c) forever (d) for years
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, frog, inkpot, owl, banana. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FIOBU (b) BOIFU (c) UFIOB (d) FUIOB
- 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 13.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) taking short notes (c) doodling cartoons (d) chatting quietly
- 14.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Eight planets spin around the Sun; Mercury is the closest ___.” (a) one (b) planet (c) star (d) world
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) an OTP you just got (c) your birthday (d) a carry while adding
- 16.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your phone (b) on the teacher and board (c) on your friend (d) out of the window
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a bright red flying cow
- 19.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 20.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) you keep what you notice (b) it makes you tired (c) it doesn’t matter (d) it only helps in sport
- 21.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) fight (b) smell (c) shell (d) tell
- 22.🔢 You want to remember the number 322863543. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 322 286 3543 (b) 322 863 54 (c) 232 863 543 (d) 322 863 543
- 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ladder, bucket, tent? (a) Bakes Toys Lions (b) Toys Bakes Lions (c) Bakes Lions Toys (d) Lions Bakes Toys
- 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wise Seven Eat Nani (b) Eat Seven Wise Nani (c) Nani Eat Seven Wise (d) Eat Nani Seven Wise
- 25.📅 The digits 06031955 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 060/319/55 (b) 06/03/1955 (c) 0603/19/55 (d) 06/0319/55
- 26.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only numbers (b) nothing at all (c) only pictures (d) numbers and letter lists
- 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 28.📅 The digits 21011971 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2101/19/71 (b) 210/119/71 (c) 21/0119/71 (d) 21/01/1971
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 31.True or false: “studying very hungry” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 32.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
- 35.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an inkpot by the banyan tree, a whistle by the fruit cart, an orange by the bus stop, an umbrella by the post box, a kite by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) orange (b) kite (c) inkpot (d) umbrella
- 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, rose, violin, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RTVK (b) TRVK (c) RVKT (d) KVRT
- 38.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
- 39.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: drinking enough water? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 40.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only with pills (b) yes, with good methods (c) only for adults (d) no, never
Answer key
- lake
- store it
- a good mind map
- 846 589 3177
- True
- 19
- a good timetable
- fun
- only a short while
- link it to the meaning
- UFIOB
- the pen stirring tea
- taking short notes
- one
- your birthday
- on the teacher and board
- link it to the meaning
- a normal-sized cup
- True
- you keep what you notice
- fight
- 322 863 543
- Lions Bakes Toys
- Nani Eat Seven Wise
- 06/03/1955
- numbers and letter lists
- helps attention
- 21/01/1971
- step 1
- helps attention
- False
- False
- False
- a rhyme
- a rhyme
- umbrella
- TRVK
- True
- helps memory
- yes, with good methods
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