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.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) the exam night (c) never (d) next month
- 2.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a rhyme
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.📅 The digits 15061994 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 150/619/94 (b) 15/06/1994 (c) 15/0619/94 (d) 1506/19/94
- 5.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 7.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
- 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny My Ants Jolly (b) Ants My Funny Jolly (c) Funny Jolly My Ants (d) Jolly Funny My Ants
- 9.True or false: “done” rhymes with “rain”. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) using it in a sum (c) learning without meaning (d) reading it once only
- 11.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it is a smaller number (b) three chunks, not ten (c) it has fewer digits (d) it is printed bigger
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) reading it once only (c) explaining to a friend (d) cramming the last night
- 13.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
- 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 15.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep time kept (b) one subject all week (c) starts the night before (d) late nights every day
- 17.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pillow, flute, watch? (a) Wins Fly Pigs (b) Fly Pigs Wins (c) Fly Wins Pigs (d) Pigs Fly Wins
- 19.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: rope, kettle, tent? (a) Tea Kites Runs (b) Runs Kites Tea (c) Kites Runs Tea (d) Kites Tea Runs
- 20.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) old topics each Sunday (b) 4 hours the night before (c) starting the exam eve (d) all reviews on one day
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 22.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “a sweet brown treat”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) chocklate (b) choclate (c) chocolate (d) chocolat
- 23.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a mind map
- 24.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: say it aloud? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
- 25.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a goal for each session (c) a desk full of toys (d) asking a question
- 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Crazy Play Cats Every (b) Cats Play Crazy Every (c) Every Crazy Play Cats (d) Crazy Every Play Cats
- 28.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) useless (c) too slow (d) easier to keep
- 29.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FJMA (b) FMAJ (c) JFMA (d) AMFJ
- 30.True or false: “all reviews on one day” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nani Eats Sweet Watermelon” for north, east, south, west? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
- 32.🔢 You want to remember the number 6334026838. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 633 406 838 (b) 663 340 26838 (c) 633 402 6838 (d) 633 420 6838
- 33.🎵 A memory rhyme works best when you… (a) read it once silently (b) change it each day (c) never say it (d) say it aloud often
- 34.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
- 35.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Water is H-two-O, the formula you need to ___.” (a) learn (b) know (c) say (d) write
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 37.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 38.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a long story (d) a picture
- 39.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: one huge session? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 40.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 3, the tens digit is 3 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 3. What is 9 × 3?
Answer key
- today or tomorrow
- an acronym
- link it to the next item
- 15/06/1994
- False
- picture the first item
- learn the topic
- Jolly Funny My Ants
- False
- using it in a sum
- three chunks, not ten
- explaining to a friend
- it slows down
- helps attention
- 80
- sleep time kept
- long-term memory
- Pigs Fly Wins
- Runs Kites Tea
- old topics each Sunday
- step 4
- chocolate
- chunking
- a smart way
- choose a place you know
- a desk full of toys
- Every Crazy Play Cats
- easier to keep
- JFMA
- True
- a first-letter sentence
- 633 402 6838
- say it aloud often
- to keep the order
- know
- put pictures at stops
- 7
- a list in a fixed order
- cramming
- 27
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