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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test

Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 652 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or keep it in memory? (a) notice it (b) keep it in memory
  2. 2.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  3. 3.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) looking at your phone (b) rushing the greeting (c) writing it down later (d) never using the name
  4. 4.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) one key word per branch (c) small doodles (d) topic in a corner
  5. 5.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 25 flashcards and get 19 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 2 of them right. How many are still wrong?
  6. 6.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) you like spelling (b) there is no list (c) the list is short (d) the letters make no word
  7. 7.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) for years (b) forever (c) until next month (d) only a short while
  8. 8.😴 You go to bed at 10:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  9. 9.🔢 You want to remember the number 104550528. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 104 550 528 (b) 104 550 58 (c) 105 450 528 (d) 110 455 0528
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  11. 11.True or false: “feeling very stressed” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.😴 You feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) keep going for hours (b) eat lots of sweets (c) give up for the day (d) water and a short break
  13. 13.Which of these makes a poor revision timetable? (a) one subject all week (b) spare days for doubts (c) self-tests every week (d) has short breaks
  14. 14.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) no time for review (b) self-tests every week (c) late nights every day (d) no breaks at all
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) explaining to a friend (c) learning without meaning (d) making a picture of it
  16. 16.Which of these helps your memory? (a) drinking enough water (b) feeling very stressed (c) sitting still all day (d) an all-night cram
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) revising before bed (b) short study breaks (c) fruit and vegetables (d) staying up very late
  18. 18.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) one with no picture (b) a dull, plain one (c) a very long one (d) a silly, funny one
  19. 19.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) playing outdoors (c) a calm, happy mind (d) screens till midnight
  20. 20.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “draw a labelled picture” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  23. 23.🎵 Which word does “thing” rhyme with? (a) night (b) king (c) rain (d) clock
  24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  25. 25.True or false: “cram it the last night” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) saying the name back (b) using it in a sentence (c) hearing it only once (d) writing it down later
  27. 27.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: short study breaks? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  28. 28.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) reading it once only (c) explaining to a friend (d) skipping revision
  29. 29.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: sleep time kept? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
  30. 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 2737817167. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 273 781 71167 (b) 273 787 1167 (c) 273 817 167 (d) 273 781 7167
  31. 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat bounces onto a mirror; the mirror jumps over an apple; the apple tickles an owl; the owl chases an onion. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) onion (b) mirror (c) cat (d) apple
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) read it once (b) see where it comes from (c) copy it 50 times blindly (d) never use it in sums
  33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an orange by the classroom door, a vase by the notice board, a key by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the stairs, a glass by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) orange (b) key (c) glass (d) flute
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) the word in small print
  36. 36.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its colour (b) nothing else (c) what each letter means (d) its spelling backwards
  37. 37.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: nest, rose, umbrella? (a) Rani Nani Under (b) Under Rani Nani (c) Nani Rani Under (d) Rani Under Nani
  38. 38.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) well (b) spell (c) smell (d) sea
  39. 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling wet earth (d) tasting bitter karela
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all reviews on one day (b) review on days 1, 3, 7 (c) one huge session (d) no review until the test

Answer key

  1. notice it
  2. spaced practice
  3. writing it down later
  4. topic in a corner
  5. 4
  6. the letters make no word
  7. only a short while
  8. 8
  9. 104 550 528
  10. breaks attention
  11. False
  12. water and a short break
  13. one subject all week
  14. self-tests every week
  15. learning without meaning
  16. drinking enough water
  17. staying up very late
  18. a silly, funny one
  19. screens till midnight
  20. False
  21. True
  22. step 1
  23. king
  24. breaks attention
  25. True
  26. hearing it only once
  27. helps memory
  28. explaining to a friend
  29. a good timetable
  30. 273 781 7167
  31. mirror
  32. see where it comes from
  33. lets it fade
  34. glass
  35. the word in small print
  36. what each letter means
  37. Nani Rani Under
  38. sea
  39. hearing a drum boom
  40. review on days 1, 3, 7

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