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.📅 The digits 22011950 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 22/01/1950 (b) 22/0119/50 (c) 220/119/50 (d) 2201/19/50
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) linking to what you know
- 3.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) no spare days (b) one subject all week (c) spare days for doubts (d) starts the night before
- 4.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: a formula card? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
- 5.Which of these is cramming? (a) a little every day (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) gaps that grow longer (d) all reviews on one day
- 6.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: draw a labelled picture? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
- 7.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a dull, plain one (b) one with no picture (c) a very long one (d) a silly, funny one
- 9.🃏 You test yourself on 22 state capitals and get 13 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 10.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: all reviews on one day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 11.True or false: “starting the exam eve” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sitting still all day (b) drinking enough water (c) staying up very late (d) an all-night cram
- 13.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
- 14.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) memory can’t improve (c) one reading is enough (d) meaning makes it stick
- 15.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
- 16.🗓️ Which is better for a test in 2 weeks? (a) one look today (b) 2 hours the last night (c) 20 minutes on 6 days (d) nothing until the day
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a mirror; the mirror tickles a banana; the banana sings to an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a coconut. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) goat (b) mirror (c) ice cream (d) banana
- 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: mango, key, banana? (a) Kind Bunny My (b) My Kind Bunny (c) Bunny Kind My (d) Kind My Bunny
- 19.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
- 20.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they always rhyme (d) they are longer
- 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 22.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 23.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) only a short while (b) for years (c) forever (d) until next month
- 24.🎵 A memory rhyme works best when you… (a) change it each day (b) never say it (c) say it aloud often (d) read it once silently
- 25.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 26.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jeep, duck, candle? (a) Dogs Jump Cats (b) Cats Dogs Jump (c) Dogs Cats Jump (d) Jump Dogs Cats
- 27.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) sitting still all day (b) drinking enough water (c) a full night’s sleep (d) revising before bed
- 28.🎵 Which word does “won” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) bell (c) sun (d) clock
- 29.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
- 30.True or false: “fruit and vegetables” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) well (b) won (c) fun (d) done
- 32.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 33.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing after a week (c) never testing yourself (d) linking to what you know
- 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 1775158051. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 175 715 8051 (b) 177 515 8051 (c) 177 515 805 (d) 117 751 58051
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) smelling wet earth (c) tasting salty chips (d) hearing a dog bark
- 36.Which of these is passive review? (a) blank-page recall (b) answering old questions (c) closed-book writing (d) staring at the page
- 37.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
- 38.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a maths sum
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the national anthem (b) how to swim (c) your home address (d) a number you just heard
- 40.📐 In the 9 times table from 9 × 1 to 9 × 10, the digits of each answer add up to… (a) 10 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 18
Answer key
- 22/01/1950
- linking to what you know
- spare days for doubts
- a smart way
- all reviews on one day
- a smart way
- False
- a silly, funny one
- 9
- cramming
- False
- drinking enough water
- step 1
- meaning makes it stick
- one you know very well
- 20 minutes on 6 days
- mirror
- My Kind Bunny
- store it
- one word holds a list
- helps attention
- 8
- only a short while
- say it aloud often
- yes, with new pictures
- Jump Dogs Cats
- sitting still all day
- sun
- close the book
- False
- well
- a myth
- never testing yourself
- 177 515 8051
- watching fireworks
- staring at the page
- a memory trick
- a list in a fixed order
- a number you just heard
- 9
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