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.True or false: “a healthy breakfast” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing after a week (d) explaining to a friend
- 3.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) a long poem (d) first letters as a word
- 4.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noticing the face (b) thinking of your reply (c) writing it down later (d) linking it to a picture
- 6.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 7.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) the list is short (b) the letters make no word (c) you like spelling (d) there is no list
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) scrolling while reading (c) phone in another room (d) a desk full of toys
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 10.🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) sea (b) bright (c) bake (d) won
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a plain grey box (d) a pencil that dances
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 13.🃏 You test yourself on 13 flashcards and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 14.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) a desk full of toys (d) a quiet place to study
- 15.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 16.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) no limit (b) only a few (c) a whole book (d) hundreds
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a plain grey box
- 18.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 19.📅 The digits 07081963 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 07/0819/63 (b) 07/08/1963 (c) 0708/19/63 (d) 070/819/63
- 20.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 21.📅 The digits 01111984 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0111/19/84 (b) 01/1119/84 (c) 011/119/84 (d) 01/11/1984
- 22.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: never using the name? (a) loses names (b) helps with names
- 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) ECPC (b) CPCE (c) ECCP (d) CEPC
- 24.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) topic in a corner (c) long sentences (d) small doodles
- 25.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 26.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) a little every day (b) no review until the test (c) starting the exam eve (d) 4 hours the night before
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a dog bark (c) hearing a drum boom (d) tasting salty chips
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 32.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 33.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a plain box (c) a small grey dot (d) the word “umbrella”
- 34.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Earth (c) Uranus (d) Neptune
- 35.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) only in exams (c) in the first day or two (d) after ten years
- 36.True or false: “bee” rhymes with “cake”. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 38.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) think about it more (b) note it, then go back (c) give up studying (d) watch the match
- 39.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in the centre (d) ideas with no links
- 40.True or false: “hearing it only once” makes you lose a new name. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- True
- skipping revision
- first letters as a word
- a rhyme
- thinking of your reply
- that item is lost
- the letters make no word
- phone in another room
- step 2
- bake
- a pencil that dances
- step 4
- 4
- a desk full of toys
- choose a place you know
- only a few
- a giant pink elephant
- False
- 07/08/1963
- active recall
- 01/11/1984
- loses names
- ECPC
- small doodles
- 2
- a little every day
- touch
- breaks attention
- hear the new word
- tasting salty chips
- a strong picture
- 55
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- Neptune
- in the first day or two
- False
- short-term memory
- note it, then go back
- topic in the centre
- True
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