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 kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
- 2.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 3.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
- 5.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) using it in a sentence (b) never using the name (c) not asking again (d) hearing it only once
- 6.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) you keep all you read (c) some kids never forget (d) meaning makes it stick
- 7.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) its colour (d) what each letter means
- 8.📚 You must revise 6 chapters, 2 chapters a day. How many days will it take?
- 9.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it has fewer digits (b) it is printed bigger (c) three chunks, not ten (d) it is a smaller number
- 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) all in one colour (d) one key word per branch
- 12.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they always rhyme (d) they are longer
- 13.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) after ten years (c) in the first day or two (d) never
- 14.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) is very long (b) means something to you (c) changes daily (d) has no pattern
- 15.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 1. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 3, 5, 7 (b) all on day 12 (c) days 7, 10, 12 (d) days 3, 6, 12
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 17.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) the word in small print (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a kite as big as a house
- 18.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, sock, net? (a) Silly Jolly Nine (b) Nine Silly Jolly (c) Silly Nine Jolly (d) Jolly Silly Nine
- 21.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) the last line you read (b) a number you just heard (c) your mother tongue (d) a price you just heard
- 22.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: one huge session? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 23.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 24.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) look, forget, guess (b) recall, store, notice (c) notice, store, recall (d) read, write, sleep
- 25.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying the name back (b) hearing it only once (c) asking how to spell it (d) noticing the face
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 850317680. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 850 317 68 (b) 850 317 7680 (c) 850 316 780 (d) 850 317 680
- 29.True or false: “tables learned long ago” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) reading it again (b) forgetting it (c) bringing it back to mind (d) writing it neatly
- 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: shoe, apple, flute? (a) Fly Aunty Silly (b) Aunty Fly Silly (c) Silly Aunty Fly (d) Aunty Silly Fly
- 32.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the national anthem? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 34.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) 4 hours the night before (b) short reviews over weeks (c) learning it all at once (d) starting the exam eve
- 35.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) never using the name (b) rushing the greeting (c) noticing the face (d) not asking again
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 37.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for lemon, fan, ice cream, umpire is “Lions ___ Ice Up”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Love (b) Fly (c) Goats (d) Yum
- 38.Which of these is cramming? (a) old topics each Sunday (b) a little every day (c) gaps that grow longer (d) 4 hours the night before
- 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a dull, plain one (b) a very long one (c) a silly, funny one (d) one with no picture
- 40.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) studying when sleepy (c) a good night’s sleep (d) skipping revision
Answer key
- an acronym
- a fact
- False
- explain it simply
- using it in a sentence
- meaning makes it stick
- what each letter means
- 3
- three chunks, not ten
- that item is lost
- one key word per branch
- one word holds a list
- in the first day or two
- means something to you
- days 3, 6, 12
- hear the new word
- a kite as big as a house
- chunking
- smell
- Jolly Silly Nine
- your mother tongue
- cramming
- active recall
- notice, store, recall
- a funny, moving one
- hearing it only once
- step 4
- 850 317 680
- True
- bringing it back to mind
- Silly Aunty Fly
- False
- long-term memory
- short reviews over weeks
- noticing the face
- a weak picture
- Fly
- 4 hours the night before
- a silly, funny one
- a good night’s sleep
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