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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) January (b) March (c) February (d) April
- 2.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 3.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) nothing changes (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
- 4.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a rhyme about cats (b) a very long word (c) a list of numbers (d) initials match the list
- 5.🔢 You want to remember the number 820544169. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 820 544 169 (b) 820 544 4169 (c) 820 541 69 (d) 820 541 469
- 6.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) study all night (b) skip sleep and dinner (c) revise, then sleep well (d) play games all night
- 7.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: an all-night cram? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 8.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) NUSJMEVM (b) MVEMJSUN (c) VMEMJSUN (d) VEMJSUNM
- 9.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 4, the tens digit is 4 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 4. What is 9 × 4?
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 11.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 12.📝 A list to learn, in order: banana, frog, orange, coconut, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) RCOFB (b) BFOCR (c) FOCRB (d) FBOCR
- 13.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 15.📅 The digits 23062008 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 230/620/08 (b) 23/0620/08 (c) 2306/20/08 (d) 23/06/2008
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste sour (b) see shapes (c) hear a bell (d) smell flowers
- 17.True or false: “has short breaks” makes a good revision timetable. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) mix up the letters (b) read it once (c) skip what letters mean (d) a formula card
- 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 20.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for saffron, white, green is “Seven Wise ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Goats (b) Cats (c) Sing (d) Lions
- 21.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) the letters make no word (b) you like spelling (c) there is no list (d) the list is short
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) old topics each Sunday (b) 15 minutes on 4 days (c) short reviews over weeks (d) no review until the test
- 23.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in any order (b) backwards (c) in ABC order (d) in the same order
- 24.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) blank-page recall (c) watching it again (d) answering old questions
- 25.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 2. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 4, 6, 8 (b) days 9, 13, 14 (c) all on day 14 (d) days 3, 7, 14
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 27.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) lane (b) fight (c) bite (d) kite
- 28.True or false: “wake” rhymes with “rain”. (a) False (b) True
- 29.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for whistle, tomato, net, jalebi, duck is “Wise Toys Nani Jolly ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Yum (b) Ice (c) Up (d) Dad
- 30.Which of these makes a poor revision timetable? (a) has short breaks (b) no time for review (c) self-tests every week (d) starts weeks early
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) a colour for each branch (c) topic in the centre (d) one key word per branch
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) three tasks at once (c) eyes on the speaker (d) chatting in class
- 33.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) a quiet place to study (c) games open on screen (d) daydreaming in class
- 34.True or false: “bake” rhymes with “bell”. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Twelve twelves make one forty-four, learn it once and then once ___.” (a) again (b) more (c) fast (d) twice
- 36.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 37.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) the last line you read (b) a new word for a minute (c) your birthday (d) a price you just heard
- 38.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: cram it the last night? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
- 39.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) looking at the clock (c) chatting quietly (d) taking short notes
- 40.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) use it in a few sums (b) draw a labelled picture (c) say it aloud (d) mix up the letters
Answer key
- April
- step 1
- it slows down
- initials match the list
- 820 544 169
- revise, then sleep well
- hurts memory
- MVEMJSUN
- 36
- step 2
- 12
- BFOCR
- 5
- step 1
- 23/06/2008
- smell flowers
- True
- a formula card
- link it to the meaning
- Goats
- the letters make no word
- no review until the test
- in the same order
- watching it again
- days 3, 7, 14
- step 4
- lane
- False
- Dad
- no time for review
- ideas with no links
- eyes on the speaker
- a quiet place to study
- False
- more
- long-term memory
- your birthday
- a weak way
- taking short notes
- mix up the letters
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