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.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 76 (b) 67 (c) 66 (d) 65
- 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) MVEMJSUN (b) VEMJSUNM (c) NUSJMEVM (d) VMEMJSUN
- 3.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) read it again, focused (c) read it faster (d) skip the chapter
- 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 929265921641. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9292 6659 21641 (b) 9292 6592 1641 (c) 9292 6592 1461 (d) 9292 6592 161
- 5.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) no, never (b) only with pills (c) only for adults (d) yes, with good methods
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 7.🗓️ You forgot a card at a review. What next? (a) never test it (b) review it sooner (c) wait a month (d) throw it away for good
- 8.True or false: “your home address” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 9.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 8634427773. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 864 342 7773 (b) 863 442 7773 (c) 863 442 777 (d) 886 344 27773
- 11.Which of these helps attention? (a) one task at a time (b) daydreaming in class (c) chatting in class (d) scrolling while reading
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no breaks at all (b) self-tests every week (c) no time for review (d) only easy subjects
- 13.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
- 14.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) egg (b) pupa (c) larva (d) adult
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a sock; the sock sings to an igloo; the igloo crashes into a pillow; the pillow pulls a cat. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) pillow (b) cat (c) igloo (d) lemon
- 16.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Silly Lazy Frogs Runs (b) Frogs Lazy Silly Runs (c) Silly Runs Lazy Frogs (d) Runs Silly Lazy Frogs
- 18.📅 The digits 19112009 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 19/1120/09 (b) 19/11/2009 (c) 191/120/09 (d) 1911/20/09
- 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 3470694790. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 347 069 4790 (b) 470 694 790 (c) 344 706 94790 (d) 437 069 4790
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 21.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) Asia (b) Australia (c) South America (d) North America
- 22.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 24.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 25.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) a long poem (d) first letters as a word
- 26.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pills give super memory (b) we forget without review (c) meaning makes it stick (d) sleep helps you learn
- 30.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it needs no effort (b) tests are just fun (c) it is faster to read (d) recalling makes it stick
- 31.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) games open on screen (c) notes while listening (d) a desk full of toys
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) you keep all you read (c) everyone forgets things (d) memory can’t improve
- 34.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) one reading is enough (c) we forget without review (d) memory can’t improve
- 35.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or notice it? (a) get it back later (b) notice it
- 36.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one huge session (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) no review until the test (d) learning it all at once
- 37.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) fight (b) run (c) fun (d) bun
- 38.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) chatting in class (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) daydreaming in class
- 40.Which of these helps your memory? (a) staying up very late (b) a healthy breakfast (c) feeling very stressed (d) an all-night cram
Answer key
- 66
- MVEMJSUN
- read it again, focused
- 9292 6592 1641
- yes, with good methods
- step 2
- review it sooner
- False
- 9
- 863 442 7773
- one task at a time
- self-tests every week
- one word holds a list
- pupa
- cat
- 5
- Runs Silly Lazy Frogs
- 19/11/2009
- 347 069 4790
- step 1
- Asia
- 6
- step 4
- 6
- first letters as a word
- True
- funny actions
- helps attention
- pills give super memory
- recalling makes it stick
- to keep the order
- notes while listening
- everyone forgets things
- we forget without review
- notice it
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- fight
- later today and tomorrow
- a clear, tidy desk
- a healthy breakfast
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