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 of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to swim (b) the last line you read (c) the national anthem (d) your mother tongue
- 2.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) re-reading the chapter (c) quizzing with cards (d) staring at the page
- 3.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) skipping breakfast (c) drinking enough water (d) a healthy breakfast
- 4.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) billi (c) chaabi (d) shala
- 6.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) in the first day or two (c) only in exams (d) after ten years
- 7.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📅 The digits 28082024 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2808/20/24 (b) 280/820/24 (c) 28/08/2024 (d) 28/0820/24
- 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a number you just heard (b) your home address (c) a price you just heard (d) the last line you read
- 12.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: a formula card? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) directions told just now (b) a number you just heard (c) the national anthem (d) a carry while adding
- 14.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 16.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 17.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 19.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) white (b) bright (c) fun (d) kite
- 20.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
- 21.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) old topics each Sunday (c) no review until the test (d) 15 minutes on 4 days
- 22.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
- 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Rani Sing Love Frogs (b) Frogs Love Sing Rani (c) Sing Love Frogs Rani (d) Sing Rani Love Frogs
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) one long session only (c) reviewing after a week (d) reading it once only
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) hold the plant firm (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 26.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for rope, violin, glass, frog, ladder is “Red Vines ___ Fly Love”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Love (b) Goats (c) Runs (d) Uncle
- 27.True or false: “explaining it aloud” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 28.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) no — habits help most (b) yes, many do (c) yes, energy drinks (d) yes, sugar does
- 29.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 30.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 1 9 4 7 (b) 194 and 7 (c) 19 and 47 (d) 1 and 947
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a bright red flying cow
- 32.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: tables learned long ago? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 33.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) it speeds up (c) nothing changes (d) you forget more
- 34.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 1. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 2, 6, 14 (b) days 9, 13, 14 (c) days 4, 7, 10 (d) all on day 14
- 36.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) testing yourself helps (b) practice improves memory (c) pills give super memory (d) sleep helps you learn
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an owl by the shoe rack, an igloo by the sofa, a pillow by the dining table, a violin by the kitchen, an apple by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) owl (b) apple (c) igloo (d) violin
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 40.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “the second month”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) Febrary (b) Febuary (c) Februry (d) February
Answer key
- the last line you read
- quizzing with cards
- skipping breakfast
- one you know very well
- billi
- in the first day or two
- False
- 28/08/2024
- helps you keep it
- hear the new word
- your home address
- a smart way
- the national anthem
- later today and tomorrow
- step 4
- True
- False
- 2
- fun
- explain it simply
- no review until the test
- the method of loci
- Rani Sing Love Frogs
- reviewing after a week
- hold the plant firm
- Goats
- True
- no — habits help most
- 4
- 19 and 47
- a list of words only
- long-term memory
- it slows down
- False
- days 2, 6, 14
- pills give super memory
- apple
- leaves
- lets it fade
- February
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