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.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a picture (c) a long story (d) a list in a fixed order
- 2.👋 You meet a new classmate called Sagar. The name means “sea”. Which picture helps you link the name to the face? (a) with a gold medal (b) carrying many books (c) riding a big sea wave (d) sitting on a cloud
- 3.📅 The digits 01122012 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0112/20/12 (b) 01/1220/12 (c) 01/12/2012 (d) 011/220/12
- 4.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a very long one (b) one with no picture (c) a dull, plain one (d) a silly, funny one
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 6.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 87 (b) 89 (c) 88 (d) 98
- 7.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
- 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 9.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 10.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 11.📝 A list to learn, in order: mirror, lamp, fan, urn. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) LMFU (b) UFLM (c) LFUM (d) MLFU
- 12.Which of these breaks attention? (a) games open on screen (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) one task at a time (d) asking a question
- 13.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it doesn’t matter (c) you keep what you notice (d) it only helps in sport
- 14.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) names can’t be learned (b) your brain is full (c) you are bad at names (d) not paying attention
- 15.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 16.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 17.True or false: “learning it all at once” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 20.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) wing (b) three (c) spring (d) ring
- 21.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: short study breaks? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) scrolling while reading (c) checking messages (d) TV on while studying
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) we forget without review (c) practice improves memory (d) memory can’t improve
- 25.True or false: “writing it down later” helps you keep a new name. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 582824932. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 582 824 932 (b) 828 249 32 (c) 582 882 4932 (d) 528 824 932
- 27.Which of these makes a poor revision timetable? (a) has short breaks (b) old topics come back (c) sleep time kept (d) no spare days
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hearing a drum boom (c) tasting raw mango (d) hands in icy water
- 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 7433873591. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 743 387 3591 (b) 433 873 591 (c) 743 387 35911 (d) 734 387 3591
- 31.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) think about it more (b) watch the match (c) note it, then go back (d) give up studying
- 32.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) adult (b) larva (c) pupa (d) egg
- 33.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 2. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) all on day 11 (b) days 3, 5, 11 (c) days 6, 10, 14 (d) days 8, 10, 11
- 34.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 35.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) a new word for a minute (c) your home address (d) the last line you read
- 36.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 5 (A) stand for? (a) Pacific (b) Southern (c) Atlantic (d) Arctic
- 37.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a cat by the bus stop, an umbrella by the banyan tree, a fan by the park gate, a nest by the fruit cart, a shoe by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) fan (b) nest (c) cat (d) shoe
- 39.🗺️ 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) hold the plant firm (c) grow under the ground (d) green, flat and thin
- 40.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in any order (b) backwards (c) in the same order (d) in ABC order
Answer key
- a list in a fixed order
- riding a big sea wave
- 01/12/2012
- a silly, funny one
- find a sound-alike word
- 88
- store it
- sounds like the new word
- step 3
- False
- MLFU
- games open on screen
- you keep what you notice
- not paying attention
- active recall
- a funny, moving one
- True
- a weak picture
- step 4
- three
- helps memory
- a goal for each session
- picture the first item
- memory can’t improve
- True
- 582 824 932
- no spare days
- hearing a drum boom
- breaks attention
- 743 387 3591
- note it, then go back
- egg
- days 3, 5, 11
- fix stops in order
- your home address
- Arctic
- 13
- shoe
- green, flat and thin
- in the same order
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