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.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) there is no list (b) the list is short (c) you like spelling (d) the letters make no word
- 2.📅 The digits 15021952 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 15/0219/52 (b) 1502/19/52 (c) 15/02/1952 (d) 150/219/52
- 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, tiger, doll, whistle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WDTS (b) TSDW (c) TDWS (d) STDW
- 4.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 13 spellings and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
- 5.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 6.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a long story
- 7.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) nothing changes (c) it speeds up (d) you forget more
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all reviews on one day (b) a little every day (c) 15 minutes on 4 days (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 9.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) green, flat and thin (c) have tiny pores (d) turn into fruit
- 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 12.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) an acronym
- 13.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a price you just heard (b) a number you just heard (c) a carry while adding (d) your best friend’s name
- 14.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 15.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “the day after Tuesday”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) Wednesday (b) Wensday (c) Wednsday (d) Wedensday
- 16.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: skip what letters mean? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
- 17.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) an acronym
- 18.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
- 19.📝 A list to learn, in order: owl, watch, ice cream, candle, kite. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) WOICK (b) KCIWO (c) WICKO (d) OWICK
- 20.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: learning it all at once? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 21.True or false: “rock” rhymes with “night”. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) three tasks at once (c) one task at a time (d) asking a question
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) highlighting everything (c) re-reading the chapter (d) teaching your sibling
- 24.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 5. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 6, 8, 11 (b) all on day 11 (c) days 9, 13, 17 (d) days 8, 10, 11
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) self-tests every week (b) old topics come back (c) late nights every day (d) has short breaks
- 27.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
- 28.📝 A list to learn, in order: cat, kite, nest, frog, umbrella. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KNFUC (b) UFNKC (c) KCNFU (d) CKNFU
- 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, duck, monkey, vase. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VMDI (b) DIMV (c) IDMV (d) DMVI
- 30.📅 The digits 26011964 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 26/0119/64 (b) 26/01/1964 (c) 260/119/64 (d) 2601/19/64
- 31.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
- 32.📐 Area of a rectangle = length × breadth. What helps you keep it? (a) copy it blindly (b) picture a tiled floor (c) read it once (d) skip it
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one huge session (b) learning it all at once (c) 4 hours the night before (d) 15 minutes on 4 days
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one huge session (b) starting the exam eve (c) a little every day (d) all reviews on one day
- 36.Which of these helps your memory? (a) a calm, happy mind (b) studying very hungry (c) skipping breakfast (d) an all-night cram
- 37.🗓️ You forgot a card at a review. What next? (a) wait a month (b) never test it (c) throw it away for good (d) review it sooner
- 38.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for January, February, March, April is “Jolly Funny ___ Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Jump (b) Neat (c) Very (d) My
- 39.😴 You go to bed at 8:00 PM and wake up at 4:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
Answer key
- the letters make no word
- 15/02/1952
- STDW
- 2
- a myth
- a list in a fixed order
- it slows down
- all reviews on one day
- saffron
- turn into fruit
- a good mind map
- an acronym
- your best friend’s name
- 5
- Wednesday
- a weak way
- a rhyme
- step 3
- OWICK
- cramming
- False
- three tasks at once
- teaching your sibling
- False
- days 6, 8, 11
- late nights every day
- first letters as a word
- CKNFU
- IDMV
- 26/01/1964
- one you know very well
- picture a tiled floor
- step 2
- 15 minutes on 4 days
- a little every day
- a calm, happy mind
- review it sooner
- My
- 8
- a strong picture
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