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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test

Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 317 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🃏 You test yourself on 24 spellings and get 22 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  2. 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. 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. 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. 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. 6.🎵 Which word does “fight” rhyme with? (a) king (b) cake (c) night (d) rain
  7. 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. 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. 9.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
  10. 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. 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. 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. 13.True or false: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) spell (b) three (c) knee (d) key
  15. 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. 16.📆 Why plan some spare days? (a) to waste time (b) for doubts and surprises (c) to start late (d) to skip revision
  17. 17.True or false: “4 hours the night before” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
  18. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 25.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the months
  26. 26.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: feeling very stressed? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  27. 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. 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  29. 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. 30.True or false: “know what each letter is” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  31. 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. 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. 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. 34.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  35. 35.🎵 Which word does “shake” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) clock (c) rain (d) cake
  36. 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. 37.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
  38. 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. 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. 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

  1. 2
  2. practice improves memory
  3. step 3
  4. 27
  5. find a sound-alike word
  6. night
  7. 16
  8. see colours
  9. notice it
  10. daydreaming in class
  11. a rhyme
  12. the letters make no word
  13. False
  14. spell
  15. three chunks, not ten
  16. for doubts and surprises
  17. False
  18. your mother tongue
  19. 11
  20. an acronym
  21. keep linking in order
  22. chunking
  23. hours with no break
  24. Nine
  25. the rainbow colours
  26. hurts memory
  27. step 2
  28. a strong picture
  29. 15
  30. False
  31. helps you keep it
  32. Sing
  33. the national anthem
  34. step 1
  35. cake
  36. hear the new word
  37. 65
  38. read it again, focused
  39. 108 708 053
  40. Earth

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