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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.True or false: “4 hours the night before” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, onion, candle, banana, tomato. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) ORCBT (b) TBCOR (c) OCBTR (d) ROCBT
- 3.Which of these helps your memory? (a) screens till midnight (b) an all-night cram (c) sitting still all day (d) drinking enough water
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a banana by the park gate, a drum by the swing, a radio by the banyan tree, a frog by the slide, a whistle by the fruit cart. What did you place by the swing? (a) banana (b) drum (c) radio (d) whistle
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 8.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango chases a fan; the fan sings to a goat; the goat bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sits on an igloo. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) igloo (b) mango (c) goat (d) jeep
- 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 8880900884. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 888 090 0884 (b) 888 000 884 (c) 888 900 0884 (d) 888 809 00884
- 11.Which of these makes you lose a new name? (a) looking at your phone (b) writing it down later (c) asking how to spell it (d) using it in a sentence
- 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 5083955680. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 508 955 680 (b) 503 895 5680 (c) 508 395 5680 (d) 500 839 55680
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) studying half-asleep (c) a quiet place to study (d) games open on screen
- 15.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) not paying attention (b) you are bad at names (c) your brain is full (d) names can’t be learned
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 18.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
- 19.True or false: “draw a labelled picture” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “a formula card” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 1. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) all on day 12 (b) days 7, 10, 12 (c) days 3, 6, 12 (d) days 3, 5, 7
- 22.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
- 23.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) saying the name back (b) thinking of your reply (c) hearing it only once (d) never using the name
- 24.True or false: “run” rhymes with “king”. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) test yourself weekly (b) use it in a few sums (c) copy it 50 times blindly (d) draw a labelled picture
- 26.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 28.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your best friend’s name (b) a new word for a minute (c) a carry while adding (d) the last line you read
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) reading it once only (c) studying when sleepy (d) testing yourself
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing after a week (d) reading it once only
- 32.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 33.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) explaining to a friend (c) reading it once only (d) linking to what you know
- 34.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a goal for each session (c) one task at a time (d) games open on screen
- 35.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: a formula card? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
- 36.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they need no learning (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
- 38.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) taking short notes (c) doodling cartoons (d) chatting quietly
- 39.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) never using the name (b) thinking of your reply (c) asking how to spell it (d) rushing the greeting
- 40.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Twelve twelves make one forty-four, learn it once and then once ___.” (a) again (b) fast (c) more (d) twice
Answer key
- True
- ROCBT
- drinking enough water
- step 1
- drum
- picture the first item
- fix stops in order
- 70
- igloo
- 888 090 0884
- looking at your phone
- 508 395 5680
- link it to the next item
- a quiet place to study
- False
- not paying attention
- step 1
- to keep the order
- False
- False
- days 3, 6, 12
- an acronym
- saying the name back
- False
- copy it 50 times blindly
- 14
- the word’s meaning
- 3
- your best friend’s name
- testing yourself
- reviewing after a week
- True
- reading it once only
- games open on screen
- a smart way
- False
- one word holds a list
- taking short notes
- asking how to spell it
- more
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