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.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
- 2.True or false: “no breaks at all” makes a good revision timetable. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting raw mango
- 5.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 6.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) knock (b) bright (c) write (d) white
- 7.True or false: “closed-book writing” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 8.📉 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
- 9.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) pictures stick better (c) pills give super memory (d) memory can’t improve
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 12.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) quick to see and recall (c) no reason (d) it saves ink
- 13.📆 You missed one day of your timetable. What is best? (a) study all night (b) adjust the plan calmly (c) give up the plan (d) skip that topic
- 14.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) colour it again (c) frame it (d) redraw it from memory
- 15.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a memory trick (b) a type of exam (c) a kind of pen (d) a long book
- 16.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Jeeps Frogs My Ants (b) Ants My Frogs Jeeps (c) Frogs Jeeps My Ants (d) Frogs My Ants Jeeps
- 17.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) watch the match (c) note it, then go back (d) think about it more
- 18.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these makes a poor revision timetable? (a) sleep time kept (b) one subject all week (c) starts weeks early (d) mixes subjects each day
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) explaining it aloud (c) covering the answers (d) watching it again
- 21.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting raw mango (b) hearing a whistle (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting salty chips
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone forgets things (b) we forget without review (c) attention comes first (d) one reading is enough
- 23.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 24.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 25.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 27.True or false: “the national anthem” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your best friend’s name? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 29.True or false: “mixes subjects each day” makes a poor revision timetable. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a formula card (b) mix up the letters (c) read it once (d) skip what letters mean
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) a healthy breakfast (c) an all-night cram (d) drinking enough water
- 32.Which of these is passive review? (a) explaining it aloud (b) answering old questions (c) closed-book writing (d) re-reading the chapter
- 33.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: starts weeks early? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) a desk full of toys (c) asking a question (d) phone in another room
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it down later (b) asking how to spell it (c) thinking of your reply (d) using it in a sentence
- 36.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) read, write, sleep (b) recall, store, notice (c) look, forget, guess (d) notice, store, recall
- 37.🗓️ You forgot a card at a review. What next? (a) review it sooner (b) never test it (c) wait a month (d) throw it away for good
- 38.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a long story (c) a picture (d) a maths sum
- 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 8137595977. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 813 759 55977 (b) 831 759 5977 (c) 137 595 977 (d) 813 759 5977
- 40.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Twelve twelves make one forty-four, learn it once and then once ___.” (a) more (b) twice (c) fast (d) again
Answer key
- learn the topic
- False
- keep linking in order
- tasting raw mango
- step 1
- knock
- True
- today or tomorrow
- False
- pictures stick better
- link it to the next item
- quick to see and recall
- adjust the plan calmly
- redraw it from memory
- a memory trick
- Jeeps Frogs My Ants
- note it, then go back
- True
- one subject all week
- watching it again
- seeing a glowing star
- one reading is enough
- 80
- a fact
- the method of loci
- sight
- False
- long-term memory
- False
- a formula card
- an all-night cram
- re-reading the chapter
- a good timetable
- a desk full of toys
- thinking of your reply
- notice, store, recall
- review it sooner
- a list in a fixed order
- 813 759 5977
- more
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