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Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 544 · 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) using it in a sum (c) learning without meaning (d) skipping revision
  2. 2.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  4. 4.😴 You go to bed at 9:30 PM and wake up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  5. 5.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  6. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 16.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  17. 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. 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. 19.Which of these helps attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) TV on while studying (c) checking messages (d) chatting in class
  20. 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. 21.True or false: “mix up the letters” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  22. 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. 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. 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. 25.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  26. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 31.True or false: “how to ride a bicycle” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your best friend’s name? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  33. 33.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: 15 minutes on 4 days? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  34. 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  35. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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

  1. using it in a sum
  2. True
  3. 8
  4. 8
  5. True
  6. a giant rainbow umbrella
  7. Red Sing Love Fly
  8. days 7, 11, 16
  9. 13/04/2014
  10. notice it
  11. SORG
  12. the last line you read
  13. add more stops
  14. three tasks at once
  15. the pen stirring tea
  16. 2
  17. review and use it often
  18. 18
  19. a clear, tidy desk
  20. Eight Lazy Pink Aunty
  21. False
  22. helps you keep it
  23. step 2
  24. 220 512 215
  25. active recall
  26. we forget without review
  27. Ice Fly Goats
  28. Goats
  29. asking a question
  30. reading it once only
  31. False
  32. long-term memory
  33. spaced practice
  34. active recall
  35. duck
  36. means something to you
  37. days 3, 5, 10
  38. studying half-asleep
  39. 396 713 384
  40. SWG

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