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 is the right spelling of the word for “what you know”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) knowlege (b) nowledge (c) knowladge (d) knowledge
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 3.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) explaining to a friend (c) testing yourself (d) skipping revision
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 5.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) forever (b) only a short while (c) until next month (d) for years
- 6.🎵 Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) sell (b) sea (c) fun (d) spell
- 7.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) what each letter means (d) its colour
- 8.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) skipping revision (c) a good night’s sleep (d) linking to what you know
- 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 11.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 12.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 5. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 8, 10, 11 (b) days 7, 9, 11 (c) days 6, 8, 11 (d) all on day 11
- 13.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) tests are just fun (c) it needs no effort (d) recalling makes it stick
- 14.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: 4 hours the night before? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 15.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) a blank page (d) nothing at all
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 18.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) revising before bed (b) a healthy breakfast (c) screens till midnight (d) short study breaks
- 19.True or false: “checking messages” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🗓️ Which is better for a test in 2 weeks? (a) one look today (b) nothing until the day (c) 20 minutes on 6 days (d) 2 hours the last night
- 21.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: old topics come back? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) chatting in class (c) phone in another room (d) a clear, tidy desk
- 23.📝 A list to learn, in order: tent, candle, duck, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CTDL (b) CDLT (c) TCDL (d) LDCT
- 24.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in any order (b) in ABC order (c) in the same order (d) backwards
- 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 934351422. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 934 351 422 (b) 934 351 22 (c) 934 315 422 (d) 934 351 4222
- 26.True or false: “saying the name back” helps you keep a new name. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) blank-page recall (c) explaining it aloud (d) copying notes neatly
- 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 533510601. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 533 551 0601 (b) 533 501 601 (c) 533 510 601 (d) 533 510 60
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it down later (b) linking it to a picture (c) not asking again (d) noticing the face
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) tasting salty chips (c) stroking soft fur (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 2524276490. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 252 427 649 (b) 252 427 76490 (c) 252 427 6490 (d) 254 227 6490
- 35.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) shell (b) swing (c) sing (d) white
- 36.Which of these is active recall? (a) quizzing with cards (b) staring at the page (c) watching it again (d) highlighting everything
- 37.🎵 Which word does “smell” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) sun (c) rain (d) bell
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) sitting still all day (c) a healthy breakfast (d) drinking enough water
- 39.🃏 You test yourself on 11 spellings and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
Answer key
- knowledge
- step 4
- skipping revision
- step 1
- only a short while
- sea
- what each letter means
- True
- skipping revision
- helps attention
- a fact
- days 6, 8, 11
- recalling makes it stick
- cramming
- a bird leaving a cage
- hear the new word
- a strong picture
- screens till midnight
- True
- 20 minutes on 6 days
- a good timetable
- chatting in class
- TCDL
- in the same order
- 934 351 422
- True
- False
- copying notes neatly
- 533 510 601
- not asking again
- smelling a stinky sock
- a weak picture
- lets it fade
- 252 427 6490
- white
- quizzing with cards
- bell
- sitting still all day
- 7
- helps you keep it
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