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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test

Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 416 · 40 questions
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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. 1.True or false: “a healthy breakfast” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
  2. 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. 3.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a type of number (c) a long poem (d) first letters as a word
  4. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 10.🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) sea (b) bright (c) bake (d) won
  11. 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. 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. 13.🃏 You test yourself on 13 flashcards and get 9 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  14. 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. 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. 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. 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. 18.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
  19. 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. 20.🧪 Active recall or passive review: closed-book writing? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  21. 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. 22.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: never using the name? (a) loses names (b) helps with names
  23. 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. 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. 25.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  26. 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. 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
  28. 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  29. 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. 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. 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
  32. 32.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
  33. 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. 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. 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. 36.True or false: “bee” rhymes with “cake”. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  38. 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. 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. 40.True or false: “hearing it only once” makes you lose a new name. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. True
  2. skipping revision
  3. first letters as a word
  4. a rhyme
  5. thinking of your reply
  6. that item is lost
  7. the letters make no word
  8. phone in another room
  9. step 2
  10. bake
  11. a pencil that dances
  12. step 4
  13. 4
  14. a desk full of toys
  15. choose a place you know
  16. only a few
  17. a giant pink elephant
  18. False
  19. 07/08/1963
  20. active recall
  21. 01/11/1984
  22. loses names
  23. ECPC
  24. small doodles
  25. 2
  26. a little every day
  27. touch
  28. breaks attention
  29. hear the new word
  30. tasting salty chips
  31. a strong picture
  32. 55
  33. a giant rainbow umbrella
  34. Neptune
  35. in the first day or two
  36. False
  37. short-term memory
  38. note it, then go back
  39. topic in the centre
  40. True

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