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.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drinking enough water (b) short study breaks (c) hours with no break (d) revising before bed
- 3.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 4.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 5.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
- 7.True or false: “a formula card” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 9.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) sleep helps you learn (c) everyone forgets things (d) some kids never forget
- 10.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) banana (d) rocket
- 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: jug, anchor, inkpot, mirror, owl. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) AJIMO (b) OMIAJ (c) JAIMO (d) AIMOJ
- 12.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) short reviews over weeks (b) starting the exam eve (c) one huge session (d) no review until the test
- 13.True or false: “only listening again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 14.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) you forget more (c) nothing changes (d) it slows down
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 16.True or false: “the last line you read” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) skin (d) tongue
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 20.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a monkey by the stairs, an ice cream by the library, a parrot by the teacher’s desk, an urn by the classroom door, a jalebi by the blackboard. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) library (b) teacher’s desk (c) blackboard (d) stairs
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) attention comes first (c) good memory is just luck (d) cramming lasts for years
- 24.🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) wake (b) rock (c) string (d) bun
- 25.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 6 (O) stand for? (a) red (b) orange (c) violet (d) indigo
- 26.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, goat, net? (a) Neat Goats Ink (b) Goats Ink Neat (c) Goats Neat Ink (d) Ink Goats Neat
- 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: radio, duck, goat? (a) Dogs Green Red (b) Green Dogs Red (c) Red Dogs Green (d) Dogs Red Green
- 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: umpire, jalebi, lamp, doll, monkey. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) MDLJU (b) JLDMU (c) JULDM (d) UJLDM
- 30.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a dull white wall (c) a sock that smells awful (d) the word in small print
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cram it the last night (b) a formula card (c) use it in a few sums (d) test yourself weekly
- 32.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wise Sing (b) Wise Sing Grab (c) Sing Wise Grab (d) Wise Grab Sing
- 34.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: hearing it only once? (a) loses names (b) helps with names
- 35.True or false: “quizzing with cards” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 2 (V) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Venus (d) Earth
- 37.🗓️ Why should the gaps grow longer? (a) no reason (b) each review lasts longer (c) to forget faster (d) to save paper
- 38.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 39.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) playing outdoors (b) short study breaks (c) feeling very stressed (d) a calm, happy mind
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) a new word for a minute (d) how to swim
Answer key
- 70
- hours with no break
- short-term memory
- 5
- helps attention
- sounds like the new word
- False
- a weak picture
- some kids never forget
- honesty
- JAIMO
- short reviews over weeks
- False
- it slows down
- step 3
- True
- picture the first item
- ears
- step 2
- True
- blackboard
- step 2
- attention comes first
- wake
- orange
- False
- Ink Goats Neat
- Red Dogs Green
- UJLDM
- a sock that smells awful
- cram it the last night
- replay the story
- Sing Wise Grab
- loses names
- True
- Venus
- each review lasts longer
- 6
- feeling very stressed
- a new word for a minute
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