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 forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you should give up (c) you are not smart (d) you need a review
- 2.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) larva (c) adult (d) pupa
- 3.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) tea (b) main (c) knee (d) three
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) details on small twigs (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in the centre
- 5.👋 Which spelling trick fits the word “separate”? (a) it rhymes with gate (b) there is “a rat” in it (c) it has a double e (d) it starts with “per”
- 6.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: has short breaks? (a) a good timetable (b) a poor timetable
- 7.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 8.Which of these is active recall? (a) watching it again (b) only listening again (c) copying notes neatly (d) quizzing with cards
- 9.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for egg, larva, pupa, adult is “___ Lazy Pink Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Kites (b) Jolly (c) Eight (d) Seven
- 10.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) turn the sound up (c) reply at once (d) put it in another room
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) skin (d) ears
- 12.True or false: “15 minutes on 4 days” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 14.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) no reason (b) to make them longer (c) to change the number (d) fewer things to hold
- 15.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a pencil that dances
- 16.True or false: “ring” rhymes with “king”. (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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 19.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 20.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it faster (b) skip the chapter (c) turn the TV on (d) read it again, focused
- 21.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) studying when sleepy (c) using it in a sum (d) reviewing the next day
- 23.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 1 (M) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Mars (d) Mercury
- 24.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) you keep all you read (c) one reading is enough (d) practice improves memory
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) paani (c) bandar (d) paay
- 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 430633622. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 430 633 6622 (b) 430 633 622 (c) 430 336 22 (d) 430 636 322
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 28.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a small grey dot (d) a plain box
- 29.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: never using the name? (a) helps with names (b) loses names
- 30.True or false: “staying up very late” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) paani (c) aam (d) kitaab
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango rolls into a glass; the glass crashes into an onion; the onion chases a doll; the doll tickles a ball. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) doll (b) onion (c) ball (d) mango
- 33.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a rhyme (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
- 34.🔢 A 16-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 35.📐 Area of a rectangle = length × breadth. What helps you keep it? (a) skip it (b) picture a tiled floor (c) read it once (d) copy it blindly
- 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, drum, fan, orange. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DSFO (b) DFOS (c) SDFO (d) OFDS
- 37.True or false: “your mother tongue” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 39.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: no review until the test? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 40.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) three tasks at once (c) eyes on the speaker (d) TV on while studying
Answer key
- you need a review
- larva
- main
- tiny, cramped writing
- there is “a rat” in it
- a good timetable
- long-term memory
- quizzing with cards
- Eight
- put it in another room
- ears
- False
- a good mind map
- fewer things to hold
- a pale, tiny dot
- True
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- False
- read it again, focused
- True
- studying when sleepy
- Mercury
- practice improves memory
- paani
- 430 633 622
- step 1
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- loses names
- False
- ped
- ball
- chunking
- 4
- picture a tiled floor
- SDFO
- False
- 4
- cramming
- eyes on the speaker
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