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 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.🔤 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.🔢 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.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a long story (d) a picture
- 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.🧰 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.🗺️ 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.✏️ 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.📐 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.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) ring (b) lake (c) knee (d) fight
- 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.🏰 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.True or false: “fruit and vegetables” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🔍 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.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 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.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the date (c) your name (d) the main topic
- 19.True or false: “say it aloud” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
- 20.True or false: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
- 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.📅 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.🗣️ 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.✏️ 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.🔍 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.🏰 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.🔍 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.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 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.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) rocket (d) honesty
- 31.🎵 Which word does “wing” rhyme with? (a) night (b) bell (c) sun (d) king
- 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.🏰 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.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.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.🧰 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.🗺️ 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.🔗 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.⏰ You revise each of 3 chapters 3 times, for 10 minutes each time. How many minutes is that in all?
- 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
- your birthday
- AANSAEA
- 764 686 7200
- a list in a fixed order
- recalling makes it stick
- a rhyme
- hear music
- Eat
- repeats the digit
- fight
- TV on while studying
- fix stops in order
- True
- staying up very late
- a giant pink elephant
- helps attention
- 21/11/1978
- the main topic
- False
- True
- rose
- 08/11/2007
- link it to the meaning
- initials match the list
- no review until the test
- step 4
- see where it comes from
- long-term memory
- stem
- honesty
- king
- a list of words only
- step 2
- no breaks at all
- one key word per branch
- a rhyme
- redraw it from memory
- apple
- 90
- answering old questions
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