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.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) tricks (b) steps (c) games (d) songs
- 2.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) copying a whole page (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) long sentences
- 5.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
- 6.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) phone in another room (c) chatting in class (d) daydreaming in class
- 8.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) directions told just now (b) tables learned long ago (c) the last line you read (d) a price you just heard
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) skipping revision (c) testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
- 10.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) indigo (b) violet (c) green (d) blue
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting still all day (b) staying up very late (c) fruit and vegetables (d) skipping breakfast
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a mango that sings (c) a plain grey box (d) a kite as big as a house
- 13.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 14.📆 Where should the hard topics go? (a) after the exam (b) earlier, with more time (c) the last night (d) nowhere
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) learning without meaning (c) studying when sleepy (d) cramming the last night
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a banana by the kitchen, a needle by the bed, a whistle by the sofa, a bucket by the dining table, a lamp by the TV. What did you place by the bed? (a) whistle (b) banana (c) lamp (d) needle
- 17.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in any order (b) in ABC order (c) in the same order (d) backwards
- 18.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a list of numbers (b) a rhyme about cats (c) a very long word (d) initials match the list
- 19.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: directions told just now? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 21.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 6. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 12, 17, 19 (b) days 8, 10, 12 (c) all on day 19 (d) days 8, 13, 19
- 22.🎵 Why do rhymes help memory? (a) sound patterns stick (b) they are longer (c) they need no practice (d) they are always true
- 23.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: no spare days? (a) a good timetable (b) a poor timetable
- 24.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone forgets things (b) good memory is just luck (c) meaning makes it stick (d) testing yourself helps
- 27.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) never again
- 28.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 2, the tens digit is 2 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 2. What is 9 × 2?
- 29.📐 Why learn the meaning behind a formula? (a) you can rebuild it (b) it is shorter (c) it looks smart (d) there is no need
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a desk full of toys (c) a goal for each session (d) games open on screen
- 31.🎵 Which word does “bright” rhyme with? (a) night (b) king (c) sun (d) clock
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) short planned breaks (c) asking a question (d) chatting in class
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) directions told just now (c) tables learned long ago (d) the last line you read
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 35.True or false: “no time for review” makes a good revision timetable. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🔢 Which is a good way to chunk the year 1947? (a) 1 and 947 (b) 194 and 7 (c) 19 and 47 (d) 1 9 4 7
- 37.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic is “Pink Aunty Inside ___ Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Vans (b) Seven (c) Green (d) Mum
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 40.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) how to swim (b) a carry while adding (c) a number you just heard (d) a new word for a minute
Answer key
- tricks
- breaks attention
- step 3
- small doodles
- one word holds a list
- False
- phone in another room
- tables learned long ago
- skipping revision
- indigo
- fruit and vegetables
- a plain grey box
- 55
- earlier, with more time
- making a picture of it
- needle
- in the same order
- initials match the list
- short-term memory
- step 2
- days 8, 13, 19
- sound patterns stick
- a poor timetable
- short-term memory
- step 1
- good memory is just luck
- later today and tomorrow
- 18
- you can rebuild it
- a goal for each session
- night
- chatting in class
- tables learned long ago
- a strong picture
- False
- 19 and 47
- Seven
- picture the first item
- step 1
- how to swim
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