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.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) learning without meaning (c) studying when sleepy (d) explaining to a friend
- 2.🎵 Which word does “block” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) clock (c) rain (d) cake
- 3.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your birthday (b) how to swim (c) your home address (d) the last line you read
- 4.True or false: “a formula card” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 6.📅 The digits 16111958 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1611/19/58 (b) 161/119/58 (c) 16/1119/58 (d) 16/11/1958
- 7.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) not asking again (b) noticing the face (c) rushing the greeting (d) thinking of your reply
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in the centre (d) long sentences
- 10.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 11.True or false: “late nights every day” makes a poor revision timetable. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔢 You want to remember the number 627191322181. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6721 9132 2181 (b) 6271 1322 181 (c) 6271 1913 22181 (d) 6271 9132 2181
- 13.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 7, the tens digit is 7 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 7. What is 9 × 7?
- 14.🎵 Which word does “sea” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) clock (c) tree (d) bell
- 15.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very stressed (b) staying up very late (c) hours with no break (d) drinking enough water
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 18.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
- 19.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
- 20.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pencil that dances (d) a sock that smells awful
- 21.🎵 Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) lane (b) white (c) won (d) sing
- 22.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) it is faster to read (c) it needs no effort (d) recalling makes it stick
- 23.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) VIBGYOR (b) IVBGYOR (c) ROYGBIV (d) IBGYORV
- 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) learning without meaning (b) a good night’s sleep (c) explaining to a friend (d) reviewing the next day
- 27.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a formula card (b) copy it 50 times blindly (c) see where it comes from (d) know what each letter is
- 29.🎵 Which word does “fight” rhyme with? (a) king (b) night (c) bell (d) sun
- 30.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) pictures stick better (c) testing yourself helps (d) pills give super memory
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) tasting salty chips (c) watching fireworks (d) stroking soft fur
- 32.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: a formula card? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 34.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) late nights every day (b) no breaks at all (c) sleep time kept (d) one subject all week
- 35.True or false: “a calm, happy mind” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a word you never heard (b) random letters (c) something you understand (d) a number read once
- 37.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: self-tests every week? (a) a good timetable (b) a poor timetable
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling jasmine (c) tasting salty chips (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 39.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) self-tests every week (b) starts the night before (c) only easy subjects (d) no spare days
Answer key
- explaining to a friend
- clock
- the last line you read
- False
- step 4
- 16/11/1958
- noticing the face
- step 4
- topic in the centre
- to keep the order
- True
- 6271 9132 2181
- 63
- tree
- later today and tomorrow
- drinking enough water
- link it to the next item
- add more stops
- step 3
- a far-off still tree
- lane
- recalling makes it stick
- False
- helps you keep it
- VIBGYOR
- learning without meaning
- False
- copy it 50 times blindly
- night
- pills give super memory
- hearing a drum boom
- a smart way
- step 1
- sleep time kept
- True
- something you understand
- a good timetable
- smelling jasmine
- the method of loci
- self-tests every week
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