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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) long sentences (c) one key word per branch (d) copying a whole page
- 2.📝 A list to learn, in order: flute, inkpot, goat, mirror, sock. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FIGMS (b) IGMSF (c) IFGMS (d) SMGIF
- 3.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 5, the tens digit is 5 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 5. What is 9 × 5?
- 4.🃏 You test yourself on 12 spellings and get 7 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 6.📅 The digits 22121976 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 221/219/76 (b) 22/12/1976 (c) 2212/19/76 (d) 22/1219/76
- 7.🗣️ 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
- 8.🎵 Which word does “fun” rhyme with? (a) bell (b) sun (c) clock (d) night
- 9.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Eight planets spin around the Sun; Mercury is the closest ___.” (a) planet (b) world (c) one (d) star
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) late nights every day (b) one subject all week (c) only easy subjects (d) mixes subjects each day
- 11.True or false: “say it aloud” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) water (b) mango (c) mother (d) elephant
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a violin by the library, an anchor by the classroom door, an onion by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the blackboard, a radio by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) radio (b) fan (c) violin (d) anchor
- 15.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) TV on while studying (c) chatting in class (d) short planned breaks
- 17.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a picture (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a maths sum
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) short planned breaks (c) eyes on the speaker (d) one task at a time
- 19.True or false: “fight” rhymes with “night”. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) tricks (b) games (c) steps (d) songs
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) learning without meaning (c) explaining to a friend (d) making a picture of it
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying the name back (b) using it in a sentence (c) rushing the greeting (d) asking how to spell it
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) a goal for each session (c) three tasks at once (d) asking a question
- 24.Which of these is passive review? (a) answering old questions (b) watching it again (c) quizzing with cards (d) covering the answers
- 25.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) checking messages (c) short planned breaks (d) three tasks at once
- 26.📐 In the 9 times table from 9 × 1 to 9 × 10, the digits of each answer add up to… (a) 9 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 10
- 27.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 28.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a frog by the stairs, a tent by the blackboard, an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the classroom door, a bucket by the notice board. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) tent (b) jalebi (c) umpire (d) bucket
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 33.🗓️ Your exam is in 20 days. You have 6 chapters and need 3 days to learn each one. The other days are for revision. How many revision days do you get?
- 34.👋 You meet a new classmate called Sona. The name means “gold”. Which picture helps you link the name to the face? (a) with a gold medal (b) wearing a shiny star (c) in a bright ray of light (d) with a shiny diamond
- 35.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 6, the tens digit is 6 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 6. What is 9 × 6?
- 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mix up the letters (b) read it once (c) use it in a few sums (d) never use it in sums
- 38.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 40.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: goat, sock, umpire? (a) Seven Uncle Grab (b) Grab Seven Uncle (c) Seven Grab Uncle (d) Uncle Seven Grab
Answer key
- one key word per branch
- FIGMS
- 45
- 5
- a weak picture
- 22/12/1976
- step 2
- sun
- one
- mixes subjects each day
- False
- mango
- step 2
- violin
- step 1
- short planned breaks
- a list in a fixed order
- checking messages
- True
- tricks
- learning without meaning
- rushing the greeting
- three tasks at once
- watching it again
- short planned breaks
- 9
- 11
- True
- one you know very well
- step 4
- tent
- step 4
- 2
- with a gold medal
- 54
- hear the new word
- use it in a few sums
- False
- keep linking in order
- Grab Seven Uncle
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