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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test

Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 439 · 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.✏️ 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. 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. 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. 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. 5.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  6. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
  12. 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. 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. 14.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  15. 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. 16.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: skip what letters mean? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  17. 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. 18.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  19. 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. 20.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: learning it all at once? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  21. 21.True or false: “rock” rhymes with “night”. (a) False (b) True
  22. 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. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying notes neatly (b) highlighting everything (c) re-reading the chapter (d) teaching your sibling
  24. 24.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  25. 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. 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. 27.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a type of number (b) a drawing (c) first letters as a word (d) a long poem
  28. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 39.😴 You go to bed at 8:00 PM and wake up at 4:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  40. 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture

Answer key

  1. the letters make no word
  2. 15/02/1952
  3. STDW
  4. 2
  5. a myth
  6. a list in a fixed order
  7. it slows down
  8. all reviews on one day
  9. saffron
  10. turn into fruit
  11. a good mind map
  12. an acronym
  13. your best friend’s name
  14. 5
  15. Wednesday
  16. a weak way
  17. a rhyme
  18. step 3
  19. OWICK
  20. cramming
  21. False
  22. three tasks at once
  23. teaching your sibling
  24. False
  25. days 6, 8, 11
  26. late nights every day
  27. first letters as a word
  28. CKNFU
  29. IDMV
  30. 26/01/1964
  31. one you know very well
  32. picture a tiled floor
  33. step 2
  34. 15 minutes on 4 days
  35. a little every day
  36. a calm, happy mind
  37. review it sooner
  38. My
  39. 8
  40. a strong picture

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