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 learn a history timeline on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 3.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a list of numbers (b) a very long word (c) a rhyme about cats (d) initials match the list
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) covering the answers (b) quizzing with cards (c) only listening again (d) blank-page recall
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) checking messages (d) one task at a time
- 6.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) TV on while studying (c) notes while listening (d) chatting in class
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an urn by the dining table, an ice cream by the kitchen, a whistle by the bed, an owl by the TV, a lemon by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) owl (b) urn (c) ice cream (d) lemon
- 8.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
- 9.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spare days for doubts (b) self-tests every week (c) old topics come back (d) one subject all week
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) watching it again (b) only listening again (c) answering old questions (d) highlighting everything
- 14.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
- 15.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 16.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
- 17.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: rushing the greeting? (a) helps with names (b) loses names
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 19.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) larva (d) pupa
- 20.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 21.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) put it in another room (b) reply at once (c) turn the sound up (d) keep it in your hand
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) ROYGBIV (b) IBGYORV (c) VIBGYOR (d) IVBGYOR
- 24.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: know what each letter is? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
- 25.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) your home address (c) a carry while adding (d) your mother tongue
- 26.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) carries water upward (c) take in water from soil (d) turn into fruit
- 28.True or false: “all reviews on one day” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.True or false: “directions told just now” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) a colour for each branch (c) long sentences (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 33.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or store it? (a) pay attention (b) store it
- 34.🎵 Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) lock (b) ton (c) shell (d) three
- 35.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one reading is enough (b) pictures stick better (c) cramming lasts for years (d) memory can’t improve
- 37.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your best friend’s name? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 38.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) brain (b) plane (c) lane (d) lake
- 39.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “apart, not together”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) seperate (b) separate (c) separete (d) seprate
- 40.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
Answer key
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- a laughing tiffin box
- initials match the list
- only listening again
- checking messages
- notes while listening
- ice cream
- explain it simply
- make it big and funny
- one subject all week
- picture the first item
- lets it fade
- answering old questions
- learn the topic
- the method of loci
- later today and tomorrow
- loses names
- hear the new word
- egg
- a funny, moving one
- put it in another room
- step 2
- VIBGYOR
- a smart way
- a carry while adding
- 135
- turn into fruit
- False
- picture the first item
- True
- a colour for each branch
- tongue
- pay attention
- shell
- 2
- pictures stick better
- long-term memory
- lake
- separate
- step 1
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