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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test

Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 437 · 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  2. 2.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) see where it comes from (b) mix up the letters (c) never use it in sums (d) cram it the last night
  3. 3.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: has short breaks? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
  4. 4.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 5 (Y) stand for? (a) violet (b) orange (c) green (d) yellow
  5. 5.Which of these makes you lose a new name? (a) using it in a sentence (b) thinking of your reply (c) noticing the face (d) linking it to a picture
  6. 6.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) no time for review (b) starts weeks early (c) one subject all week (d) no breaks at all
  7. 7.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) today or tomorrow (c) the exam night (d) never
  8. 8.📆 What is the first step of a revision timetable? (a) start the last day (b) write the exam dates (c) copy a friend (d) buy new pens
  9. 9.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 5. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 8, 11, 14 (b) all on day 17 (c) days 6, 10, 17 (d) days 12, 16, 17
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
  11. 11.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) its colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) what each letter means
  12. 12.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  13. 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 101265485822. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 1012 6548 58222 (b) 1012 6584 5822 (c) 1012 6545 822 (d) 1012 6548 5822
  14. 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) watching fireworks (c) hearing a dog bark (d) tasting bitter karela
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio jumps over an igloo; the igloo sings to a rose; the rose crashes into a lemon; the lemon chases an ice cream. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) lemon (b) rose (c) igloo (d) radio
  16. 16.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) white (b) write (c) light (d) plane
  17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
  18. 18.True or false: “starts weeks early” makes a good revision timetable. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or check what you missed? (a) learn the topic (b) check what you missed
  20. 20.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  21. 21.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
  22. 22.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
  24. 24.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your birthday? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  25. 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) watching fireworks (b) stroking soft fur (c) tasting salty chips (d) smelling a stinky sock
  26. 26.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) a full night’s sleep (c) a calm, happy mind (d) sitting still all day
  27. 27.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) AISAP (b) PAISA (c) APISA (d) ASIAP
  28. 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  29. 29.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.📅 The digits 07061957 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0706/19/57 (b) 07/06/1957 (c) 070/619/57 (d) 07/0619/57
  31. 31.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a giant pink elephant
  32. 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  33. 33.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia is “Aunty All Neat Silly Ants ___ Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Up (b) Every (c) Aunty (d) Inside
  34. 34.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) after a year
  35. 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  36. 36.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 1 (A) stand for? (a) North America (b) Europe (c) Asia (d) South America
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying up very late (b) skipping breakfast (c) a healthy breakfast (d) hours with no break
  38. 38.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it is printed bigger (b) it is a smaller number (c) three chunks, not ten (d) it has fewer digits
  39. 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reading it once only (c) cramming the last night (d) learning without meaning

Answer key

  1. keep linking in order
  2. see where it comes from
  3. a good timetable
  4. yellow
  5. thinking of your reply
  6. starts weeks early
  7. today or tomorrow
  8. write the exam dates
  9. days 6, 10, 17
  10. link it to the next item
  11. what each letter means
  12. short-term memory
  13. 1012 6548 5822
  14. watching fireworks
  15. igloo
  16. plane
  17. helps you keep it
  18. True
  19. learn the topic
  20. 7
  21. 16
  22. to keep the order
  23. funny actions
  24. long-term memory
  25. smelling a stinky sock
  26. sitting still all day
  27. PAISA
  28. keep linking in order
  29. True
  30. 07/06/1957
  31. the word in small print
  32. step 1
  33. Every
  34. later today and tomorrow
  35. step 2
  36. Asia
  37. a healthy breakfast
  38. three chunks, not ten
  39. helps you keep it
  40. reviewing after a week

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