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 word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) key (b) bee (c) plane (d) sea
- 2.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an apple by the park gate, a duck by the banyan tree, a mango by the bus stop, a watch by the fruit cart, a flute by the post box. Where did you place the mango? (a) banyan tree (b) park gate (c) bus stop (d) fruit cart
- 4.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a number read once (b) something you understand (c) random letters (d) a word you never heard
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) 15 minutes on 4 days (b) a little every day (c) one huge session (d) gaps that grow longer
- 6.⏰ You revise each of 3 chapters 3 times, for 10 minutes each time. How many minutes is that in all?
- 7.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) shell (b) spell (c) bite (d) free
- 8.True or false: “no breaks at all” makes a poor revision timetable. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “very pretty”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) butiful (b) beautiful (c) beatiful (d) beautifull
- 10.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) highlighting everything (c) blank-page recall (d) re-reading the chapter
- 11.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) after ten years (c) only in exams (d) in the first day or two
- 12.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) to change the number (b) to make them longer (c) no reason (d) fewer things to hold
- 13.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) some kids never forget (c) memory can’t improve (d) attention comes first
- 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 16.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 17.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: mixes subjects each day? (a) a good timetable (b) a poor timetable
- 18.📐 Why learn the meaning behind a formula? (a) you can rebuild it (b) it is shorter (c) it looks smart (d) there is no need
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep time kept (b) has short breaks (c) late nights every day (d) mixes subjects each day
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) say it aloud (b) see where it comes from (c) copy it 50 times blindly (d) draw a labelled picture
- 21.📅 The digits 25061971 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 25/0619/71 (b) 2506/19/71 (c) 25/06/1971 (d) 250/619/71
- 22.📅 The digits 17051965 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 170/519/65 (b) 17/0519/65 (c) 17/05/1965 (d) 1705/19/65
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) eyes on the speaker (d) one task at a time
- 24.True or false: “never use it in sums” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hours with no break (b) sitting still all day (c) studying very hungry (d) a full night’s sleep
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell food (b) hear voices (c) see colours (d) feel hot and cold
- 27.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) some kids never forget (c) one reading is enough (d) we forget without review
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) notes while listening (c) TV on while studying (d) phone in another room
- 30.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) an acronym (d) a mind map
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 33.True or false: “skip what letters mean” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) not asking again (b) never using the name (c) asking how to spell it (d) thinking of your reply
- 35.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly ___.” (a) learnt (b) over (c) done (d) ended
- 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 173053931. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 173 053 9931 (b) 730 539 31 (c) 173 053 931 (d) 173 053 391
- 39.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: know what each letter is? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
- 40.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) add more stops
Answer key
- plane
- later today and tomorrow
- bus stop
- something you understand
- one huge session
- 90
- bite
- True
- beautiful
- blank-page recall
- in the first day or two
- fewer things to hold
- True
- attention comes first
- link it to the meaning
- True
- a good timetable
- you can rebuild it
- late nights every day
- copy it 50 times blindly
- 25/06/1971
- 17/05/1965
- checking messages
- True
- a full night’s sleep
- see colours
- to keep the order
- we forget without review
- TV on while studying
- chunking
- step 4
- link it to the meaning
- False
- asking how to spell it
- False
- done
- helps attention
- 173 053 931
- a smart way
- add more stops
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