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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.True or false: “playing outdoors” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) grow under the ground (c) carries water upward (d) carries food to parts
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) carries water upward (c) turn into fruit (d) holds up the leaves
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) one key word per branch (c) ideas with no links (d) a colour for each branch
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the last line you read (b) a price you just heard (c) a number you just heard (d) tables learned long ago
- 6.True or false: “fruit and vegetables” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) studying when sleepy (c) reading it once only (d) using it in a sum
- 8.True or false: “staying up very late” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “fruit and vegetables” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 12.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 27 formulas and get 11 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 12 of them right. How many are still wrong?
- 13.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 14.True or false: “a calm, happy mind” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) random letters (b) a number read once (c) a word you never heard (d) something you understand
- 16.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a mind map
- 17.True or false: “hours with no break” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 229296531214. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2292 9563 1214 (b) 2299 2965 31214 (c) 2292 9653 1214 (d) 2292 9653 121
- 20.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🗓️ Your exam is in 12 days. You have 3 chapters and need 2 days to learn each one. The other days are for revision. How many revision days do you get?
- 22.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 3, the tens digit is 3 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 3. What is 9 × 3?
- 23.📅 The digits 07032006 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0703/20/06 (b) 070/320/06 (c) 07/0320/06 (d) 07/03/2006
- 24.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in any order (b) backwards (c) in ABC order (d) in the same order
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 29.True or false: “your home address” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: learning it all at once? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 31.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it is only for babies (b) it helps learning stick (c) it wastes time (d) it erases memory
- 32.True or false: “looking at your phone” helps you keep a new name. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “starting the exam eve” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🎵 Which word does “knee” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) bell (c) night (d) cake
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read it once (b) cram it the last night (c) test yourself weekly (d) mix up the letters
- 36.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Twelve twelves make one forty-four, learn it once and then once ___.” (a) more (b) again (c) fast (d) twice
- 37.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a plain grey box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a giant pink elephant
- 38.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: old topics come back? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
- 39.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
Answer key
- True
- grow under the ground
- turn into fruit
- ideas with no links
- tables learned long ago
- True
- using it in a sum
- True
- False
- a funny, moving one
- step 4
- 4
- add more stops
- False
- something you understand
- chunking
- False
- 4
- 2292 9653 1214
- False
- 6
- 27
- 07/03/2006
- in the same order
- step 3
- a weak picture
- breaks attention
- fix stops in order
- False
- cramming
- it helps learning stick
- False
- True
- tree
- test yourself weekly
- more
- a plain grey box
- a good timetable
- the method of loci
- roots
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