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.True or false: “short planned breaks” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 2.True or false: “light” rhymes with “sun”. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 538199313994. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5381 9913 3994 (b) 5381 9313 994 (c) 5381 9931 39994 (d) 5381 9931 3994
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a number you just heard (b) the national anthem (c) the last line you read (d) an OTP you just got
- 6.📐 Why learn the meaning behind a formula? (a) you can rebuild it (b) it looks smart (c) there is no need (d) it is shorter
- 7.📅 The digits 13011975 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 13/01/1975 (b) 130/119/75 (c) 1301/19/75 (d) 13/0119/75
- 8.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Raju Sees Little Frogs” for root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) an acronym
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) sakhar (c) phool (d) chaand
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a rose; the rose sings to a guava; the guava tickles a mango; the mango bounces onto a flute. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) guava (b) flute (c) tent (d) rose
- 12.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for umbrella, banana, spoon, key is “Uncle Big ___ Kids”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Inside (b) Play (c) Silly (d) Under
- 13.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) skin (d) ears
- 16.✏️ 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
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) linking to what you know (d) explaining to a friend
- 18.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “a room full of books”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) libary (b) librery (c) liberry (d) library
- 19.🗓️ Your exam is in 14 days. You have 6 chapters and need 2 days to learn each one. The other days are for revision. How many revision days do you get?
- 20.🗓️ What does spaced repetition mean? (a) reviewing once (b) never reviewing (c) reviewing with gaps (d) reading it 10 times now
- 21.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) never use it in sums (b) draw a labelled picture (c) copy it 50 times blindly (d) mix up the letters
- 22.True or false: “an all-night cram” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a pillow by the TV, a whistle by the gate, a guava by the shoe rack, a goat by the door, a duck by the sofa. Where did you place the goat? (a) shoe rack (b) gate (c) door (d) TV
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) sleep helps you learn (c) memory can’t improve (d) meaning makes it stick
- 25.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries food to parts (c) make food using sunlight (d) green, flat and thin
- 27.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: linking it to a picture? (a) loses names (b) helps with names
- 28.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) tables learned long ago (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) a new word for a minute
- 29.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) adult (b) pupa (c) egg (d) larva
- 30.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it is printed bigger (b) it is a smaller number (c) three chunks, not ten (d) it has fewer digits
- 31.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AEASNAA (b) AANSAEA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
- 32.Which of these makes you lose a new name? (a) using it in a sentence (b) saying the name back (c) linking it to a picture (d) rushing the greeting
- 33.🎵 A memory rhyme works best when you… (a) read it once silently (b) say it aloud often (c) change it each day (d) never say it
- 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 35.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) no spare days (b) starts the night before (c) self-tests every week (d) one subject all week
- 36.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 formulas and get 6 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
- 37.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) a long poem (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
- 38.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reading it once only (c) learning without meaning (d) one long session only
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 40.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a very long word (b) a list of numbers (c) a rhyme about cats (d) initials match the list
Answer key
- True
- False
- a myth
- 5381 9931 3994
- the national anthem
- you can rebuild it
- 13/01/1975
- one you know very well
- a first-letter sentence
- phool
- rose
- Silly
- 11
- helps attention
- ears
- a silly, funny one
- cramming the last night
- library
- 2
- reviewing with gaps
- draw a labelled picture
- False
- door
- memory can’t improve
- 6
- carries food to parts
- helps with names
- a new word for a minute
- adult
- three chunks, not ten
- AANSAEA
- rushing the greeting
- say it aloud often
- sound
- self-tests every week
- 7
- first letters as a word
- reviewing after a week
- step 3
- initials match the list
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