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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test

Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 5 · 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.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. 2.🎵 Which word does “block” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) clock (c) rain (d) cake
  3. 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. 4.True or false: “a formula card” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  5. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 11.True or false: “late nights every day” makes a poor revision timetable. (a) True (b) False
  12. 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. 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. 14.🎵 Which word does “sea” rhyme with? (a) cake (b) clock (c) tree (d) bell
  15. 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. 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. 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. 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. 19.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  20. 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. 21.🎵 Which word rhymes with “rain”? (a) lane (b) white (c) won (d) sing
  22. 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. 23.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  24. 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. 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. 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. 27.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  28. 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. 29.🎵 Which word does “fight” rhyme with? (a) king (b) night (c) bell (d) sun
  30. 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. 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. 32.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: a formula card? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
  33. 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. 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. 35.True or false: “a calm, happy mind” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
  36. 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. 37.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: self-tests every week? (a) a good timetable (b) a poor timetable
  38. 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. 39.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
  40. 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

  1. explaining to a friend
  2. clock
  3. the last line you read
  4. False
  5. step 4
  6. 16/11/1958
  7. noticing the face
  8. step 4
  9. topic in the centre
  10. to keep the order
  11. True
  12. 6271 9132 2181
  13. 63
  14. tree
  15. later today and tomorrow
  16. drinking enough water
  17. link it to the next item
  18. add more stops
  19. step 3
  20. a far-off still tree
  21. lane
  22. recalling makes it stick
  23. False
  24. helps you keep it
  25. VIBGYOR
  26. learning without meaning
  27. False
  28. copy it 50 times blindly
  29. night
  30. pills give super memory
  31. hearing a drum boom
  32. a smart way
  33. step 1
  34. sleep time kept
  35. True
  36. something you understand
  37. a good timetable
  38. smelling jasmine
  39. the method of loci
  40. self-tests every week

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