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 first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: apple, shoe, candle? (a) Cook Silly Ants (b) Silly Ants Cook (c) Silly Cook Ants (d) Ants Silly Cook
- 2.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the months
- 3.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) nothing changes (c) you forget more (d) it speeds up
- 4.🗓️ Your exam is in 16 days. You have 6 chapters and need 2 days to learn each one. The other days are for revision. How many revision days do you get?
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) copying a whole page (d) small doodles
- 6.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 5. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 7, 9, 11 (b) all on day 16 (c) days 7, 10, 16 (d) days 11, 14, 16
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it down later (b) linking it to a picture (c) never using the name (d) noticing the face
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) bandar (c) ped (d) phool
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) eyes (d) ears
- 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) make seeds (c) turn into fruit (d) attract bees
- 12.True or false: “skipping breakfast” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 14.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 15.🎵 Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) rake (b) train (c) ton (d) light
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 17.📝 A list to learn, in order: umbrella, jalebi, owl, pencil, violin. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JUOPV (b) VPOJU (c) JOPVU (d) UJOPV
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) book (b) rice (c) elephant (d) cloud
- 19.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) it needs no effort (c) recalling makes it stick (d) tests are just fun
- 20.True or false: “your birthday” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 21.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: self-tests every week? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a ball; the ball jumps over a lamp; the lamp chases a shoe; the shoe crashes into a van. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) shoe (b) jeep (c) ball (d) lamp
- 23.True or false: “starting the exam eve” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 24.Which of these helps your memory? (a) screens till midnight (b) feeling very stressed (c) staying up very late (d) fruit and vegetables
- 25.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 26.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) to make them longer (b) to change the number (c) no reason (d) fewer things to hold
- 27.📅 The digits 21061951 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 210/619/51 (b) 21/0619/51 (c) 21/06/1951 (d) 2106/19/51
- 28.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) using it in a sum (b) skipping revision (c) cramming the last night (d) learning without meaning
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) blank-page recall (b) closed-book writing (c) re-reading the chapter (d) teaching your sibling
- 30.👋 You pictured a new friend with a gold medal. Which name does the picture help you recall? (a) Sagar (b) Kamal (c) Sona (d) Shanti
- 31.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
- 32.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) the national anthem (b) a new word for a minute (c) your mother tongue (d) your best friend’s name
- 33.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) has no pattern (b) changes daily (c) means something to you (d) is very long
- 34.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only with pills (b) no, never (c) only for adults (d) yes, with good methods
- 35.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 36.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 37.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 2. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 4, 6, 8 (b) all on day 11 (c) days 7, 10, 11 (d) days 3, 6, 11
- 38.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a jalebi by the swing, a doll by the park gate, a lemon by the slide, a kite by the bench, a shoe by the fruit cart. What did you place by the swing? (a) doll (b) lemon (c) jalebi (d) shoe
- 40.True or false: “short study breaks” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- Ants Silly Cook
- the rainbow colours
- it slows down
- 4
- small doodles
- days 7, 10, 16
- never using the name
- aai
- eyes
- helps attention
- make food using sunlight
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- choose a place you know
- train
- step 3
- UJOPV
- rice
- recalling makes it stick
- True
- a good timetable
- jeep
- True
- fruit and vegetables
- replay the story
- fewer things to hold
- 21/06/1951
- using it in a sum
- re-reading the chapter
- Sona
- the pen stirring tea
- a new word for a minute
- means something to you
- yes, with good methods
- long-term memory
- 45
- days 3, 6, 11
- True
- jalebi
- False
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