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) using it in a sum (c) learning without meaning (d) skipping revision
- 2.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 4.😴 You go to bed at 9:30 PM and wake up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 5.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a small grey dot (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 7.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Sing Red Love Fly (b) Red Sing Love Fly (c) Sing Love Fly Red (d) Fly Love Sing Red
- 8.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 5. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) all on day 16 (b) days 7, 11, 16 (c) days 8, 11, 14 (d) days 10, 14, 16
- 9.📅 The digits 13042014 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 130/420/14 (b) 1304/20/14 (c) 13/0420/14 (d) 13/04/2014
- 10.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or notice it? (a) get it back later (b) notice it
- 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: spoon, owl, rope, guava. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) SORG (b) GROS (c) OSRG (d) ORGS
- 12.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) tables learned long ago (b) the national anthem (c) the last line you read (d) how to swim
- 13.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) add more stops
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) phone in another room (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) three tasks at once
- 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 16.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 17.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) review and use it often (b) read it once (c) hope for the best (d) hear it once
- 18.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 19.Which of these helps attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) TV on while studying (c) checking messages (d) chatting in class
- 20.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) Eight Lazy Pink Aunty (b) Lazy Pink Aunty Eight (c) Aunty Pink Lazy Eight (d) Lazy Eight Pink Aunty
- 21.True or false: “mix up the letters” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
- 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 24.🔢 You want to remember the number 220512215. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 225 122 15 (b) 220 512 215 (c) 225 012 215 (d) 220 512 2215
- 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 26.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) you keep all you read (c) we forget without review (d) cramming lasts for years
- 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: inkpot, fan, goat? (a) Fly Goats Ice (b) Fly Ice Goats (c) Ice Fly Goats (d) Goats Fly Ice
- 28.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red is “Vines Inside Big ___ Young Owls Red”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Seven (b) Ice (c) Old (d) Goats
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) asking a question (c) three tasks at once (d) studying half-asleep
- 30.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing after a week (c) making a picture of it (d) explaining to a friend
- 31.True or false: “how to ride a bicycle” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your best friend’s name? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 33.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: 15 minutes on 4 days? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jalebi by the blackboard, a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a violin by the playground, a duck by the classroom door, an ice cream by the library. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) tiger (b) duck (c) jalebi (d) ice cream
- 36.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) means something to you (b) has no pattern (c) changes daily (d) is very long
- 37.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 2. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 7, 9, 10 (b) days 5, 8, 11 (c) all on day 10 (d) days 3, 5, 10
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) a quiet place to study (c) notes while listening (d) phone in another room
- 39.🔢 You want to remember the number 396713384. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 396 671 3384 (b) 396 731 384 (c) 967 133 84 (d) 396 713 384
- 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) WSG (b) SWG (c) GWS (d) WGS
Answer key
- using it in a sum
- True
- 8
- 8
- True
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- Red Sing Love Fly
- days 7, 11, 16
- 13/04/2014
- notice it
- SORG
- the last line you read
- add more stops
- three tasks at once
- the pen stirring tea
- 2
- review and use it often
- 18
- a clear, tidy desk
- Eight Lazy Pink Aunty
- False
- helps you keep it
- step 2
- 220 512 215
- active recall
- we forget without review
- Ice Fly Goats
- Goats
- asking a question
- reading it once only
- False
- long-term memory
- spaced practice
- active recall
- duck
- means something to you
- days 3, 5, 10
- studying half-asleep
- 396 713 384
- SWG
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