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 test yourself on 24 spellings and get 22 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 2.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) practice improves memory (c) memory can’t improve (d) cramming lasts for years
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 4.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 3, the tens digit is 3 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 3. What is 9 × 3?
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 6.🎵 Which word does “fight” rhyme with? (a) king (b) cake (c) night (d) rain
- 7.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell food (b) taste salty (c) smell flowers (d) see colours
- 9.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) asking a question (c) one task at a time (d) daydreaming in class
- 11.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
- 12.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) the letters make no word (b) you like spelling (c) the list is short (d) there is no list
- 13.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) spell (b) three (c) knee (d) key
- 15.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it has fewer digits (b) it is printed bigger (c) it is a smaller number (d) three chunks, not ten
- 16.📆 Why plan some spare days? (a) to waste time (b) for doubts and surprises (c) to start late (d) to skip revision
- 17.True or false: “4 hours the night before” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the last line you read (b) a price you just heard (c) a carry while adding (d) your mother tongue
- 19.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: saying 1947 as nineteen forty-seven? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
- 23.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) hours with no break (c) a full night’s sleep (d) revising before bed
- 24.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune is “Mum Vines Every Mice Jeeps Sing Up ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Jeeps (b) Nine (c) Cats (d) Inside
- 25.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the months
- 26.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: feeling very stressed? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 29.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 30.True or false: “know what each letter is” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
- 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 32.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for apple, sock, jug, net is “Ants ___ Jolly Neat”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Neat (b) Vines (c) Aunty (d) Sing
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a number you just heard (b) an OTP you just got (c) directions told just now (d) the national anthem
- 34.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
- 35.🎵 Which word does “shake” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) clock (c) rain (d) cake
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 38.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) read it faster (c) read it again, focused (d) skip the chapter
- 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 108708053. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 018 708 053 (b) 108 708 05 (c) 108 708 0553 (d) 108 708 053
- 40.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 3 (E) stand for? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Neptune (d) Jupiter
Answer key
- 2
- practice improves memory
- step 3
- 27
- find a sound-alike word
- night
- 16
- see colours
- notice it
- daydreaming in class
- a rhyme
- the letters make no word
- False
- spell
- three chunks, not ten
- for doubts and surprises
- False
- your mother tongue
- 11
- an acronym
- keep linking in order
- chunking
- hours with no break
- Nine
- the rainbow colours
- hurts memory
- step 2
- a strong picture
- 15
- False
- helps you keep it
- Sing
- the national anthem
- step 1
- cake
- hear the new word
- 65
- read it again, focused
- 108 708 053
- Earth
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