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 better for a test in 2 weeks? (a) nothing until the day (b) 20 minutes on 6 days (c) one look today (d) 2 hours the last night
- 2.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 3.True or false: “looking at your phone” makes you lose a new name. (a) True (b) False
- 4.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) long sentences (c) ideas with no links (d) a colour for each branch
- 5.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: cram it the last night? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) tongue (b) skin (c) eyes (d) ears
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) 15 minutes on 4 days (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) a little every day (d) 4 hours the night before
- 8.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 9.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we never forget (c) memory is fixed (d) we forget fast at first
- 10.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a sock that smells awful
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) small doodles (c) lines that link ideas (d) copying a whole page
- 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 227230745. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 222 730 745 (b) 272 307 45 (c) 222 723 0745 (d) 227 230 745
- 13.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 14.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, bucket, tomato, ant, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BOTAF (b) OBTAF (c) BTAFO (d) FATBO
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 16.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: no spare days? (a) a good timetable (b) a poor timetable
- 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 590175537. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 509 175 537 (b) 590 175 5537 (c) 590 175 537 (d) 501 755 37
- 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 106352630580. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1063 5230 580 (b) 1063 5263 0580 (c) 1036 5263 0580 (d) 1063 5263 05800
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a watch by the TV, a spoon by the door, a sock by the sofa, a bucket by the gate, a kettle by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) sock (b) kettle (c) spoon (d) watch
- 21.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) rushing the greeting (b) hearing it only once (c) asking how to spell it (d) never using the name
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drinking enough water (b) playing outdoors (c) studying very hungry (d) a full night’s sleep
- 23.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 24.Which of these makes you lose a new name? (a) linking it to a picture (b) saying the name back (c) noticing the face (d) looking at your phone
- 25.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) first letters as a word (d) a type of number
- 26.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, onion, anchor? (a) Aunty Old Inside (b) Inside Old Aunty (c) Old Aunty Inside (d) Old Inside Aunty
- 28.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) never (c) in the first day or two (d) after ten years
- 29.🎵 Which word rhymes with “clock”? (a) plane (b) bright (c) rock (d) snake
- 30.True or false: “review on days 1, 3, 7” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) only listening again (c) quizzing with cards (d) highlighting everything
- 32.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) to make them longer (b) fewer things to hold (c) no reason (d) to change the number
- 33.Which of these helps your memory? (a) feeling very stressed (b) drinking enough water (c) screens till midnight (d) skipping breakfast
- 34.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) skip sleep and dinner (b) revise, then sleep well (c) play games all night (d) study all night
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a rose; the rose falls into a ball; the ball pulls a tomato; the tomato rolls into a watch. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) rose (b) watch (c) tomato (d) ball
- 36.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) long sentences (c) lines that link ideas (d) a colour for each branch
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) your best friend’s name (c) your birthday (d) directions told just now
- 38.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “know what each letter is” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
- 40.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it wastes time (b) it helps learning stick (c) it erases memory (d) it is only for babies
Answer key
- 20 minutes on 6 days
- helps attention
- True
- a colour for each branch
- a weak way
- eyes
- 4 hours the night before
- True
- we forget fast at first
- a normal-sized cup
- copying a whole page
- 227 230 745
- 17
- OBTAF
- a strong picture
- a poor timetable
- 590 175 537
- 1063 5263 0580
- a strong picture
- kettle
- asking how to spell it
- studying very hungry
- step 1
- looking at your phone
- first letters as a word
- 16
- Inside Old Aunty
- in the first day or two
- rock
- True
- quizzing with cards
- fewer things to hold
- drinking enough water
- revise, then sleep well
- rose
- long sentences
- directions told just now
- False
- False
- it helps learning stick
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