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 is the odd one out? (a) one huge session (b) short reviews over weeks (c) 4 hours the night before (d) no review until the test
- 2.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) today or tomorrow (c) the exam night (d) next month
- 5.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 7.👋 Which way of learning a spelling works best? (a) read it once (b) copy it 100 times (c) look-cover-write-check (d) spell it aloud backwards
- 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
- 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 10.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a tiger by the banyan tree, a rose by the swing, a shoe by the park gate, an ant by the slide, a coconut by the fruit cart. Where did you place the rose? (a) park gate (b) swing (c) slide (d) fruit cart
- 12.🎵 A memory rhyme works best when you… (a) read it once silently (b) never say it (c) change it each day (d) say it aloud often
- 13.True or false: “use it in a few sums” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “a sweet brown treat”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) chocolat (b) chocklate (c) chocolate (d) choclate
- 15.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) it speeds up (c) you forget more (d) nothing changes
- 16.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) a quiet place to study (c) checking messages (d) a desk full of toys
- 17.📅 The digits 15011973 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1501/19/73 (b) 150/119/73 (c) 15/01/1973 (d) 15/0119/73
- 18.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 6. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 7, 9, 15 (b) days 10, 14, 18 (c) days 12, 14, 15 (d) all on day 15
- 19.True or false: “lake” rhymes with “cake”. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🎵 Which word does “white” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) rain (c) cake (d) night
- 21.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 22.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) brain (b) write (c) sock (d) done
- 23.📐 In the 11 times table up to 11 × 9, each answer… (a) ends in 5 (b) is always odd (c) repeats the digit (d) ends in 0
- 24.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it has fewer digits (b) it is printed bigger (c) it is a smaller number (d) three chunks, not ten
- 25.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) turn the sound up (c) reply at once (d) put it in another room
- 26.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 27.🔢 You want to remember the number 463808490916. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 4680 8490 916 (b) 6438 0849 0916 (c) 4638 0849 09116 (d) 4638 0849 0916
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not asking again (b) thinking of your reply (c) asking how to spell it (d) never using the name
- 29.📆 You missed one day of your timetable. What is best? (a) give up the plan (b) study all night (c) skip that topic (d) adjust the plan calmly
- 30.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “a room full of books”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) libary (b) liberry (c) librery (d) library
- 31.📅 The digits 23072003 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 23/07/2003 (b) 23/0720/03 (c) 2307/20/03 (d) 230/720/03
- 32.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) daydreaming in class (d) a goal for each session
- 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 35.Which of these helps your memory? (a) screens till midnight (b) hours with no break (c) an all-night cram (d) revising before bed
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) using it in a sum
- 37.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 2. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 10, 15, 17 (b) all on day 17 (c) days 6, 10, 14 (d) days 4, 9, 17
- 38.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: staying up very late? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 39.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 40.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) TV on while studying (c) a desk full of toys (d) asking a question
Answer key
- short reviews over weeks
- False
- picture the first item
- today or tomorrow
- True
- True
- look-cover-write-check
- an acronym
- breaks attention
- 11
- swing
- say it aloud often
- False
- chocolate
- it slows down
- a quiet place to study
- 15/01/1973
- days 7, 9, 15
- True
- night
- helps memory
- write
- repeats the digit
- three chunks, not ten
- put it in another room
- short-term memory
- 4638 0849 0916
- asking how to spell it
- adjust the plan calmly
- library
- 23/07/2003
- 9
- daydreaming in class
- helps you keep it
- revising before bed
- using it in a sum
- days 4, 9, 17
- hurts memory
- that item is lost
- asking a question
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