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Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 657 · 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.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) a price you just heard (c) your birthday (d) the last line you read
  2. 2.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
  3. 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 7646867200. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 764 668 67200 (b) 646 867 200 (c) 764 686 7200 (d) 764 686 7020
  4. 4.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a long story (d) a picture
  5. 5.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) recalling makes it stick (c) tests are just fun (d) it needs no effort
  6. 6.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a mind map
  7. 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) hear music (b) taste sweet (c) smell flowers (d) see shapes
  8. 8.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune is “Mum Very ___ My Jolly Sing Uncle Nani”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Toys (b) Eat (c) Very (d) Old
  9. 9.📐 In the 11 times table up to 11 × 9, each answer… (a) ends in 5 (b) ends in 0 (c) repeats the digit (d) is always odd
  10. 10.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) ring (b) lake (c) knee (d) fight
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) a goal for each session (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) TV on while studying
  12. 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
  13. 13.True or false: “fruit and vegetables” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) short study breaks (c) staying up very late (d) fruit and vegetables
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a blurry shape (c) a giant pink elephant (d) the word in small print
  16. 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  17. 17.📅 The digits 21111978 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 21/1119/78 (b) 211/119/78 (c) 2111/19/78 (d) 21/11/1978
  18. 18.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the date (c) your name (d) the main topic
  19. 19.True or false: “say it aloud” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant sock sits on a parrot; the parrot jumps over a cat; the cat pulls a rose; the rose rolls into a banana. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) sock (b) rose (c) cat (d) parrot
  22. 22.📅 The digits 08112007 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 08/1120/07 (b) 0811/20/07 (c) 081/120/07 (d) 08/11/2007
  23. 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
  24. 24.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a very long word (b) a list of numbers (c) a rhyme about cats (d) initials match the list
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) 15 minutes on 4 days (c) no review until the test (d) old topics each Sunday
  26. 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) see where it comes from (b) copy it 50 times blindly (c) read it once (d) never use it in sums
  28. 28.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  29. 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
  30. 30.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) rocket (d) honesty
  31. 31.🎵 Which word does “wing” rhyme with? (a) night (b) bell (c) sun (d) king
  32. 32.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a list of words only (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pencil that dances
  33. 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  34. 34.Which of these makes a poor revision timetable? (a) spare days for doubts (b) no breaks at all (c) old topics come back (d) mixes subjects each day
  35. 35.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) one key word per branch (c) topic in a corner (d) tiny, cramped writing
  36. 36.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
  37. 37.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) redraw it from memory (c) frame it (d) throw it away
  38. 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on an apple; the apple falls into a mirror; the mirror sings to a violin; the violin crashes into a drum. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) urn (b) apple (c) violin (d) mirror
  39. 39.⏰ You revise each of 3 chapters 3 times, for 10 minutes each time. How many minutes is that in all?
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staring at the page (b) watching it again (c) only listening again (d) answering old questions

Answer key

  1. your birthday
  2. AANSAEA
  3. 764 686 7200
  4. a list in a fixed order
  5. recalling makes it stick
  6. a rhyme
  7. hear music
  8. Eat
  9. repeats the digit
  10. fight
  11. TV on while studying
  12. fix stops in order
  13. True
  14. staying up very late
  15. a giant pink elephant
  16. helps attention
  17. 21/11/1978
  18. the main topic
  19. False
  20. True
  21. rose
  22. 08/11/2007
  23. link it to the meaning
  24. initials match the list
  25. no review until the test
  26. step 4
  27. see where it comes from
  28. long-term memory
  29. stem
  30. honesty
  31. king
  32. a list of words only
  33. step 2
  34. no breaks at all
  35. one key word per branch
  36. a rhyme
  37. redraw it from memory
  38. apple
  39. 90
  40. answering old questions

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