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 of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) pictures stick better (c) one reading is enough (d) sleep helps you learn
- 2.True or false: “feeling very stressed” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 3.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 4.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) forever (b) for years (c) only a short while (d) until next month
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) carries water upward (c) green, flat and thin (d) grow under the ground
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a glass by the playground, a rope by the classroom door, a banana by the blackboard, a watch by the library. Where did you place the banana? (a) blackboard (b) playground (c) teacher’s desk (d) classroom door
- 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 8.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for January, February, March, April is “Jolly ___ Mum Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Eight (b) Frogs (c) Play (d) Inside
- 9.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) green (b) red (c) yellow (d) indigo
- 10.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: copy it 50 times blindly? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
- 11.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 7551062807. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 755 106 28807 (b) 755 106 287 (c) 575 106 2807 (d) 755 106 2807
- 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) quizzing with cards (b) covering the answers (c) copying notes neatly (d) blank-page recall
- 15.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: mix up the letters? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
- 16.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 18.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) studying half-asleep (c) notes while listening (d) checking messages
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 20.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) bhaat (c) kitaab (d) phool
- 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) FLSR (c) SLFR (d) RSLF
- 23.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) turn the sound up (c) put it in another room (d) keep it in your hand
- 24.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: learning it all at once? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: blank-page recall? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hands in icy water (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling jasmine (d) hearing a dog bark
- 27.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) no time for review (b) sleep time kept (c) starts the night before (d) no spare days
- 28.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: old topics come back? (a) a good timetable (b) a poor timetable
- 29.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 30.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) GWS (b) WGS (c) WSG (d) SWG
- 31.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) some kids never forget (c) pills give super memory (d) pictures stick better
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) answering old questions (c) highlighting everything (d) closed-book writing
- 33.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) has no pattern (b) is very long (c) changes daily (d) means something to you
- 34.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) the national anthem (c) your mother tongue (d) an OTP you just got
- 35.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) cramming the last night (b) using it in a sum (c) a good night’s sleep (d) making a picture of it
- 36.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for key, watch, mirror, net, ball is “Kites Wet ___ Nine Bunny”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Grab (b) Mum (c) Frogs (d) All
- 37.📝 A list to learn, in order: duck, ice cream, radio, lemon, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DIRLK (b) KLRID (c) IRLKD (d) IDRLK
- 38.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: no time for review? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) phone in another room (c) games open on screen (d) eyes on the speaker
Answer key
- one reading is enough
- True
- 17
- only a short while
- carries water upward
- blackboard
- helps attention
- Frogs
- indigo
- a weak way
- 60
- 755 106 2807
- helps you keep it
- copying notes neatly
- a weak way
- True
- a poor mind map
- notes while listening
- step 4
- True
- phool
- RSLF
- put it in another room
- cramming
- active recall
- smelling jasmine
- sleep time kept
- a good timetable
- 12
- SWG
- pictures stick better
- highlighting everything
- means something to you
- an OTP you just got
- cramming the last night
- Mum
- DIRLK
- a poor timetable
- step 4
- games open on screen
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