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.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) today or tomorrow (c) never (d) the exam night
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) screens till midnight (b) fruit and vegetables (c) skipping breakfast (d) sitting still all day
- 3.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a picture (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a long story (d) a maths sum
- 4.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) LEPA (c) ELPA (d) APLE
- 5.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 6.Which of these makes you lose a new name? (a) writing it down later (b) not asking again (c) using it in a sentence (d) linking it to a picture
- 7.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) a carry while adding (b) how to swim (c) your home address (d) your best friend’s name
- 9.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) we never reviewed them (b) the brain is broken (c) learning is useless (d) memory is fixed
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) attract bees (c) turn into fruit (d) carries water upward
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an urn by the kitchen, a sock by the dining table, an ant by the sofa, a candle by the TV, a rose by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) sock (b) ant (c) rose (d) candle
- 13.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 14.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
- 15.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) all in one colour (c) topic in a corner (d) copying a whole page
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) learning without meaning (c) one long session only (d) making a picture of it
- 17.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) nothing changes (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
- 18.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) never using the name (b) hearing it only once (c) noticing the face (d) thinking of your reply
- 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 20.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) reading it once only (d) one long session only
- 21.📐 Every answer in the 5 times table ends in… (a) 1 or 6 (b) any digit (c) 0 or 5 (d) 2 or 7
- 22.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 23.True or false: “skipping breakfast” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a van by the sofa, a pillow by the TV, a whistle by the dining table, an ant by the kitchen, a fan by the shoe rack. What did you place by the sofa? (a) whistle (b) van (c) ant (d) pillow
- 25.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) only in the exam
- 26.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) shell (b) write (c) smell (d) sell
- 27.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 4. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 10, 15, 17 (b) days 8, 12, 16 (c) days 6, 11, 17 (d) all on day 17
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) long sentences (c) copying a whole page (d) details on small twigs
- 29.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) only a short while (b) for years (c) forever (d) until next month
- 30.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CPCE (b) CEPC (c) ECCP (d) ECPC
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 34.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 35.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your birthday? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a doll by the fruit cart, an umbrella by the post box, a radio by the banyan tree, a jeep by the park gate, a drum by the bus stop. Where did you place the doll? (a) banyan tree (b) post box (c) bus stop (d) fruit cart
- 37.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
- 38.🔢 You want to remember the number 219659218864. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2165 9218 864 (b) 2196 5921 18864 (c) 2196 5921 8846 (d) 2196 5921 8864
- 39.True or false: “old topics come back” makes a good revision timetable. (a) True (b) False
- 40.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for violin, jeep, goat, mango is “Vines ___ Grab My”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Aunty (b) Jeeps (c) Wise (d) Big
Answer key
- today or tomorrow
- fruit and vegetables
- a list in a fixed order
- ELPA
- 2
- not asking again
- True
- a carry while adding
- False
- we never reviewed them
- carries water upward
- ant
- 12
- store it
- topic in the centre
- making a picture of it
- it slows down
- noticing the face
- funny actions
- explaining to a friend
- 0 or 5
- True
- False
- van
- later today and tomorrow
- write
- days 6, 11, 17
- details on small twigs
- only a short while
- new words in a language
- True
- ECPC
- the word’s meaning
- passive review
- long-term memory
- fruit cart
- close the book
- 2196 5921 8864
- True
- Jeeps
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