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.👋 You meet a new classmate called Sagar. The name means “sea”. Which picture helps you link the name to the face? (a) riding a big sea wave (b) glowing like the sun (c) holding the Earth (d) with a shiny diamond
- 2.🔤 “NESW” helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north. What does letter 3 (S) stand for? (a) south (b) west (c) east (d) north
- 3.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a long book (d) a kind of pen
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) has short breaks (b) starts weeks early (c) old topics come back (d) only easy subjects
- 5.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WGS (b) SWG (c) WSG (d) GWS
- 8.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: asking how to spell it? (a) loses names (b) helps with names
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 10.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) the letters make no word (b) the list is short (c) you like spelling (d) there is no list
- 11.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 4, the tens digit is 4 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 4. What is 9 × 4?
- 12.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: starting the exam eve? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 13.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) to make them longer (b) to change the number (c) no reason (d) fewer things to hold
- 14.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the planets (b) the oceans (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
- 15.True or false: “only easy subjects” makes a poor revision timetable. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) adult (d) pupa
- 17.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
- 18.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 274065392. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 274 065 392 (b) 247 065 392 (c) 277 406 5392 (d) 270 653 92
- 20.True or false: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven — that is chunking. (a) True (b) False
- 21.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) some kids never forget (c) everyone forgets things (d) good memory is just luck
- 22.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) the national anthem (c) the last line you read (d) how to swim
- 24.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) until next month (b) for years (c) forever (d) only a short while
- 25.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) practice improves memory (c) memory can’t improve (d) meaning makes it stick
- 26.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) three tasks at once (d) one task at a time
- 27.🗣️ 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
- 28.True or false: “all reviews on one day” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) three (b) spring (c) sock (d) light
- 30.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 31.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for root, stem, leaf, flower is “___ Sing Lions Frogs”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Green (b) Up (c) Nine (d) Red
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases an onion; the onion rolls into a bucket; the bucket sings to an umpire; the umpire tickles a banana. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) umpire (b) banana (c) bucket (d) frog
- 33.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 34.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) you should give up (c) you are not smart (d) memory is broken
- 35.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 36.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) the exam night (c) today or tomorrow (d) next month
- 37.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they are boring (c) images stick better (d) they need no attention
- 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 39.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) chunking
- 40.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- riding a big sea wave
- south
- a memory trick
- only easy subjects
- one word holds a list
- step 3
- SWG
- helps with names
- link it to the next item
- the letters make no word
- 36
- cramming
- fewer things to hold
- the rainbow colours
- True
- adult
- a rhyme
- 6
- 274 065 392
- True
- everyone forgets things
- 16
- the last line you read
- only a short while
- memory can’t improve
- three tasks at once
- link it to the meaning
- True
- light
- a poor mind map
- Red
- frog
- each link leads on
- you need a review
- 5
- today or tomorrow
- images stick better
- helps you keep it
- chunking
- False
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