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.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 2.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: writing it down later? (a) helps with names (b) loses names
- 3.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: self-tests every week? (a) a good timetable (b) a poor timetable
- 4.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) means something to you (b) is very long (c) changes daily (d) has no pattern
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 6.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: not asking again? (a) loses names (b) helps with names
- 7.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) random letters (b) a number read once (c) a word you never heard (d) something you understand
- 8.Which of these makes you lose a new name? (a) using it in a sentence (b) linking it to a picture (c) writing it down later (d) thinking of your reply
- 9.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) read it once (b) hope for the best (c) hear it once (d) review and use it often
- 10.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: starting the exam eve? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 11.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) no limit (b) only a few (c) hundreds (d) a whole book
- 12.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) larva (b) egg (c) adult (d) pupa
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) nose
- 14.True or false: “using it in a sentence” helps you keep a new name. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) to change the number (b) to make them longer (c) fewer things to hold (d) no reason
- 16.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 18.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) you keep what you notice (b) it only helps in sport (c) it makes you tired (d) it doesn’t matter
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixes subjects each day (b) no breaks at all (c) spare days for doubts (d) has short breaks
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) sight (c) taste (d) touch
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 22.True or false: “your birthday” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 25.🎵 Which word does “write” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) sun (c) night (d) king
- 26.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for mango, inkpot, frog, kite is “My ___ Frogs Kites”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Lions (b) Uncle (c) Ink (d) Goats
- 27.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it needs no review (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it is longer
- 28.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short study breaks (b) skipping breakfast (c) screens till midnight (d) an all-night cram
- 30.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) one reading is enough (c) attention comes first (d) testing yourself helps
- 32.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) topic in a corner (d) lines that link ideas
- 33.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 34.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tomato by the door, a sock by the shoe rack, a mango by the gate, a lamp by the sofa, a parrot by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tomato (b) parrot (c) lamp (d) mango
- 36.📅 The digits 04071999 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 04/0719/99 (b) 04/07/1999 (c) 040/719/99 (d) 0407/19/99
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a dull white wall (d) a blurry shape
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 39.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or get it back later? (a) notice it (b) get it back later
- 40.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) backwards (b) in the same order (c) in ABC order (d) in any order
Answer key
- True
- helps with names
- a good timetable
- means something to you
- the word’s meaning
- loses names
- something you understand
- thinking of your reply
- review and use it often
- cramming
- only a few
- pupa
- tongue
- True
- fewer things to hold
- False
- short-term memory
- you keep what you notice
- no breaks at all
- taste
- link it to the meaning
- False
- True
- link it to the next item
- night
- Ink
- it shows how ideas link
- step 1
- short study breaks
- False
- one reading is enough
- topic in a corner
- 4
- True
- mango
- 04/07/1999
- a kite as big as a house
- step 1
- notice it
- in the same order
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