← Final test: memory techniques lesson New set →

Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test

Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 595 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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. 1.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only pictures (b) numbers and letter lists (c) only numbers (d) nothing at all
  2. 2.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is ___.” (a) right (b) known (c) clear (d) true
  3. 3.True or false: “mixes subjects each day” makes a poor revision timetable. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.True or false: “cram it the last night” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
  6. 6.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: one subject all week? (a) a good timetable (b) a poor timetable
  7. 7.True or false: “white” rhymes with “cake”. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) carries food to parts (d) hold the plant firm
  9. 9.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) banana (c) elephant (d) rocket
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying the name back (b) using it in a sentence (c) noticing the face (d) never using the name
  11. 11.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 1. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) all on day 9 (b) days 5, 8, 9 (c) days 3, 5, 7 (d) days 2, 5, 9
  12. 12.Which of these is cramming? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) a little every day (c) 15 minutes on 4 days (d) all reviews on one day
  13. 13.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) memory can’t improve (c) we forget without review (d) some kids never forget
  15. 15.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  16. 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a cat by the bench, a wallet by the swing, a candle by the slide, a parrot by the fruit cart, a rope by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) wallet (b) rope (c) candle (d) parrot
  18. 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
  19. 19.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  20. 20.😴 Which break is best during study? (a) an hour of games (b) a short walk or stretch (c) a long TV show (d) scrolling videos
  21. 21.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) images stick better (c) they are boring (d) words are useless
  22. 22.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or learn the topic? (a) explain it simply (b) learn the topic
  24. 24.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: has short breaks? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
  25. 25.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
  27. 27.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  28. 28.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) checking messages (c) notes while listening (d) phone in another room
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not asking again (b) hearing it only once (c) asking how to spell it (d) never using the name
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never using the name (b) not asking again (c) noticing the face (d) rushing the greeting
  31. 31.👋 Which way of learning a spelling works best? (a) read it once (b) look-cover-write-check (c) copy it 100 times (d) spell it aloud backwards
  32. 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling jasmine (c) tasting salty chips (d) stroking soft fur
  33. 33.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  34. 34.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for January, February, March, April is “Jolly ___ Mice Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Tea (b) Kind (c) Frogs (d) Young
  35. 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 512229870. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 512 298 70 (b) 152 229 870 (c) 512 229 870 (d) 512 222 9870
  36. 36.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) attention comes first (c) everyone forgets things (d) cramming lasts for years
  37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) one with no picture (b) a silly, funny one (c) a very long one (d) a dull, plain one
  38. 38.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) one word holds a list (c) they always rhyme (d) they are longer
  39. 39.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
  40. 40.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) bee (b) free (c) spell (d) knee

Answer key

  1. numbers and letter lists
  2. true
  3. False
  4. True
  5. a strong picture
  6. a poor timetable
  7. False
  8. carries food to parts
  9. honesty
  10. never using the name
  11. days 2, 5, 9
  12. all reviews on one day
  13. True
  14. we forget without review
  15. step 1
  16. step 1
  17. rope
  18. active recall
  19. step 2
  20. a short walk or stretch
  21. images stick better
  22. False
  23. learn the topic
  24. a good timetable
  25. True
  26. picture the first item
  27. 9
  28. checking messages
  29. asking how to spell it
  30. noticing the face
  31. look-cover-write-check
  32. tasting salty chips
  33. 2
  34. Frogs
  35. 512 229 870
  36. cramming lasts for years
  37. a silly, funny one
  38. one word holds a list
  39. 100
  40. spell

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students