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) hundreds (b) no limit (c) only a few (d) a whole book
- 2.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the national anthem? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 3.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: directions told just now? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 4.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) starts the night before (b) has short breaks (c) no breaks at all (d) no spare days
- 5.True or false: “use it in a few sums” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
- 6.😴 You go to bed at 8:00 PM and wake up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 7.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
- 8.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: has short breaks? (a) a good timetable (b) a poor timetable
- 9.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) revising before bed (c) short study breaks (d) an all-night cram
- 10.Which of these is passive review? (a) highlighting everything (b) quizzing with cards (c) closed-book writing (d) covering the answers
- 11.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 12.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) tables learned long ago (b) a new word for a minute (c) the last line you read (d) a carry while adding
- 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 647184890408. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6478 4890 408 (b) 6471 8498 0408 (c) 6471 8489 0408 (d) 6471 8489 90408
- 14.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) billi (c) paay (d) mez
- 16.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or recall it? (a) pay attention (b) recall it
- 17.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
- 18.True or false: “15 minutes on 4 days” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) one task at a time (c) a goal for each session (d) checking messages
- 20.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) violet (b) indigo (c) yellow (d) red
- 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 22.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 23.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it faster (b) read it again, focused (c) skip the chapter (d) turn the TV on
- 24.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a list of words only (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a far-off still tree
- 25.📝 A list to learn, in order: ladder, shoe, violin, urn, frog. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SLVUF (b) LSVUF (c) SVUFL (d) FUVSL
- 26.👋 Which way of learning a spelling works best? (a) read it once (b) copy it 100 times (c) look-cover-write-check (d) spell it aloud backwards
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 28.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: asking how to spell it? (a) loses names (b) helps with names
- 29.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) asking a question (c) TV on while studying (d) studying half-asleep
- 30.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🗓️ What does spaced repetition mean? (a) reading it 10 times now (b) never reviewing (c) reviewing once (d) reviewing with gaps
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pencil that dances (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 33.Which of these is active recall? (a) highlighting everything (b) re-reading the chapter (c) staring at the page (d) blank-page recall
- 34.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they are longer (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
- 37.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: coconut, kite, nest? (a) Kites Neat Cats (b) Neat Kites Cats (c) Cats Kites Neat (d) Kites Cats Neat
Answer key
- only a few
- long-term memory
- short-term memory
- has short breaks
- True
- 9
- keep it in memory
- a good timetable
- an all-night cram
- highlighting everything
- 6
- tables learned long ago
- 6471 8489 0408
- 5
- paay
- pay attention
- store it
- False
- checking messages
- red
- choose a place you know
- 110
- read it again, focused
- a bus made of ice
- LSVUF
- look-cover-write-check
- step 1
- helps with names
- asking a question
- True
- reviewing with gaps
- a pale, tiny dot
- blank-page recall
- short-term memory
- a weak picture
- one word holds a list
- False
- False
- step 2
- Cats Kites Neat
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