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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a pencil by the blackboard, a ladder by the notice board, a jalebi by the classroom door, a jeep by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the stairs. Where did you place the ladder? (a) notice board (b) teacher’s desk (c) classroom door (d) blackboard
- 2.🎵 Which word rhymes with “sun”? (a) wake (b) main (c) run (d) light
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) smell (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
- 4.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the months (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
- 5.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) look, forget, guess (b) notice, store, recall (c) recall, store, notice (d) read, write, sleep
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a cat by the kitchen, a lemon by the bed, a pillow by the TV, a vase by the sofa, a frog by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) pillow (b) lemon (c) frog (d) cat
- 7.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries water upward (d) make seeds
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 10.📅 The digits 03012016 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0301/20/16 (b) 03/0120/16 (c) 030/120/16 (d) 03/01/2016
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very stressed (b) drinking enough water (c) studying very hungry (d) staying up very late
- 12.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hearing a whistle (c) hands in icy water (d) watching fireworks
- 14.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 4. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 5, 7, 10 (b) all on day 10 (c) days 7, 9, 10 (d) days 7, 10, 13
- 15.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it helps learning stick (b) it is only for babies (c) it erases memory (d) it wastes time
- 16.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your mother tongue (b) tables learned long ago (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) the last line you read
- 17.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a price you just heard (b) a carry while adding (c) your birthday (d) an OTP you just got
- 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 20.🎵 Which word does “snake” rhyme with? (a) rain (b) tree (c) king (d) cake
- 21.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the national anthem? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 22.📐 Why learn the meaning behind a formula? (a) there is no need (b) it looks smart (c) you can rebuild it (d) it is shorter
- 23.🎵 Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) make (b) knock (c) won (d) thing
- 24.🔢 A 16-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 25.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 26.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your friend (b) on your phone (c) out of the window (d) on the teacher and board
- 27.Which of these makes you lose a new name? (a) using it in a sentence (b) never using the name (c) writing it down later (d) saying the name back
- 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, duck, goat, tiger. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) TGDA (b) ADGT (c) DAGT (d) DGTA
- 29.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 30.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) late nights every day (b) no time for review (c) has short breaks (d) one subject all week
- 31.True or false: “a calm, happy mind” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a far-off still tree (c) a dull white wall (d) a giant pink elephant
- 33.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 35.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: all reviews on one day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 36.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a small grey dot (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, umbrella, kite, van. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AUKV (b) UAKV (c) VKUA (d) UKVA
- 38.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
Answer key
- notice board
- run
- sound
- the rainbow colours
- notice, store, recall
- pillow
- 70
- carries water upward
- leaves
- 03/01/2016
- drinking enough water
- a funny, moving one
- hearing a whistle
- days 5, 7, 10
- it helps learning stick
- the last line you read
- False
- your birthday
- breaks attention
- cake
- long-term memory
- you can rebuild it
- thing
- 4
- short-term memory
- on the teacher and board
- never using the name
- ADGT
- 5
- has short breaks
- False
- a giant pink elephant
- True
- hear the new word
- cramming
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- AUKV
- short-term memory
- the word’s meaning
- find a sound-alike word
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