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.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 19 (b) 20 (c) 17 (d) 18
- 2.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a full night’s sleep? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never using the name (b) writing it down later (c) hearing it only once (d) looking at your phone
- 4.True or false: “late nights every day” makes a poor revision timetable. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) topic in the centre (c) topic in a corner (d) ideas with no links
- 6.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan falls into a rope; the rope jumps over a key; the key rolls into a van; the van pulls a tiger. Which item comes right before the van? (a) tiger (b) fan (c) van (d) key
- 8.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it only helps in sport (c) you keep what you notice (d) it doesn’t matter
- 9.True or false: “a carry while adding” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum pulls a tent; the tent falls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a spoon; the spoon crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) drum (b) tent (c) jalebi (d) spoon
- 11.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 12.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 8 (N) stand for? (a) Neptune (b) Mars (c) Jupiter (d) Saturn
- 13.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you should give up (c) memory is broken (d) you need a review
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cram it the last night (b) never use it in sums (c) use it in a few sums (d) read it once
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) thinking of your reply (b) hearing it only once (c) saying the name back (d) not asking again
- 16.🗓️ Your exam is in 9 days. You have 3 chapters and need 1 day to learn each one. The other days are for revision. How many revision days do you get?
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) cramming lasts for years (c) everyone forgets things (d) pills give super memory
- 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: nest, shoe, glass? (a) Sing Nani Green (b) Green Sing Nani (c) Nani Sing Green (d) Sing Green Nani
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) copying a whole page (c) ideas with no links (d) lines that link ideas
- 20.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 21.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) the word in small print (c) a list of words only (d) a plain grey box
- 22.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 23.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) for years (b) until next month (c) forever (d) only a short while
- 24.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) copy it 50 times blindly (b) test yourself weekly (c) use it in a few sums (d) draw a labelled picture
- 25.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) testing yourself helps (b) attention comes first (c) pictures stick better (d) good memory is just luck
- 26.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune is “Mice Very Eight My Jump ___ Up Neat”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Crazy (b) Sing (c) Owls (d) Pink
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 30.True or false: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first — that is an acronym. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 35.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune is “Mum Very Eat Mice Jeeps ___ Under Neat”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Red (b) Sing (c) Ants (d) Crazy
- 36.📅 The digits 13111972 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 13/1119/72 (b) 1311/19/72 (c) 13/11/1972 (d) 131/119/72
- 37.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short reviews over weeks (b) gaps that grow longer (c) learning it all at once (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 39.🔢 Use the pattern of the 5 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 5 times table? (a) 28 (b) 30 (c) 33 (d) 31
- 40.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
Answer key
- 18
- helps memory
- writing it down later
- True
- topic in the centre
- True
- key
- you keep what you notice
- True
- jalebi
- 50
- Neptune
- you need a review
- use it in a few sums
- saying the name back
- 6
- everyone forgets things
- Nani Sing Green
- lines that link ideas
- short-term memory
- a pencil that dances
- 7
- only a short while
- copy it 50 times blindly
- good memory is just luck
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a strong picture
- Sing
- picture the first item
- True
- True
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- find a sound-alike word
- Sing
- 13/11/1972
- True
- learning it all at once
- 30
- add more stops
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