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.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) a whole book (b) hundreds (c) no limit (d) only a few
- 2.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: SWG for the colours of the Indian flag? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
- 5.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no spare days (b) starts the night before (c) no time for review (d) self-tests every week
- 7.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) only in exams (c) never (d) in the first day or two
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 9.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or get it back later? (a) notice it (b) get it back later
- 10.📅 The digits 09102000 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0910/20/00 (b) 091/020/00 (c) 09/10/2000 (d) 09/1020/00
- 11.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: candle, pencil, mirror, goat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CPMG (b) GMPC (c) PMGC (d) PCMG
- 13.Which of these breaks attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) a quiet place to study (c) notes while listening (d) asking a question
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noticing the face (b) saying the name back (c) writing it down later (d) thinking of your reply
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 17.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) practice improves memory (c) good memory is just luck (d) pills give super memory
- 18.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 398626147. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 339 862 6147 (b) 398 626 147 (c) 396 261 47 (d) 398 626 174
- 20.Which of these helps your memory? (a) skipping breakfast (b) staying up very late (c) drinking enough water (d) screens till midnight
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a shoe by the dining table, a coconut by the bed, a jalebi by the TV, a candle by the kitchen, a doll by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) coconut (b) jalebi (c) doll (d) candle
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto a wallet; the wallet tickles a banana; the banana jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) jalebi (b) banana (c) doll (d) wallet
- 23.True or false: “revising before bed” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) hear voices (b) feel rough or smooth (c) see shapes (d) taste salty
- 26.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 1. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 3, 7, 12 (b) days 6, 10, 12 (c) all on day 12 (d) days 4, 7, 10
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: whistle, jeep, lemon, ice cream, pencil. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JLIPW (b) PILJW (c) WJLIP (d) JWLIP
- 29.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) read it once (b) say it aloud (c) use it in a few sums (d) draw a labelled picture
- 30.📅 The digits 04021970 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 04/0219/70 (b) 0402/19/70 (c) 04/02/1970 (d) 040/219/70
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 32.True or false: “linking it to a picture” helps you keep a new name. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🔢 You want to remember the number 241787207. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 244 178 7207 (b) 217 872 07 (c) 247 187 207 (d) 241 787 207
- 34.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) its colour
- 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: pencil, anchor, ball, onion. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) OBAP (b) ABOP (c) PABO (d) APBO
- 37.True or false: “see where it comes from” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) March (b) January (c) April (d) February
- 39.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: drum, sock, bucket? (a) Silly Dogs Big (b) Big Silly Dogs (c) Silly Big Dogs (d) Dogs Silly Big
- 40.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic is “___ Aunty Inside Seven Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Ice (b) Grab (c) Play (d) Nani
Answer key
- only a few
- False
- 7
- an acronym
- choose a place you know
- self-tests every week
- in the first day or two
- step 3
- notice it
- 09/10/2000
- False
- CPMG
- three tasks at once
- thinking of your reply
- the word’s meaning
- step 1
- practice improves memory
- put pictures at stops
- 398 626 147
- drinking enough water
- jalebi
- jalebi
- False
- Southern
- taste salty
- days 3, 7, 12
- that item is lost
- WJLIP
- read it once
- 04/02/1970
- link it to the next item
- True
- 241 787 207
- what each letter means
- find a sound-alike word
- PABO
- True
- April
- Dogs Silly Big
- Play
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