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 breaks attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) a quiet place to study (c) phone in another room (d) a goal for each session
- 2.📅 The digits 12031967 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1203/19/67 (b) 12/0319/67 (c) 12/03/1967 (d) 120/319/67
- 3.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a kind of pen (b) a type of exam (c) a memory trick (d) a long book
- 4.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
- 5.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) ANSAEAA (c) AANSAAE (d) AEASNAA
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) asking a question (c) a desk full of toys (d) games open on screen
- 7.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for fan, net, van, kite is “Fly Nine ___ Kites”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Under (b) Kids (c) Vans (d) Jump
- 8.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a long story (b) a list in a fixed order (c) a maths sum (d) a picture
- 9.True or false: “swing” rhymes with “king”. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 21 dates and get 14 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 5 of them right. How many are still wrong?
- 11.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only pictures (b) only numbers (c) nothing at all (d) numbers and letter lists
- 12.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) words are useless (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a very long one (b) one with no picture (c) a silly, funny one (d) a dull, plain one
- 14.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) bite (b) white (c) knock (d) kite
- 15.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) 4 hours the night before (b) no review until the test (c) starting the exam eve (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 16.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) a little every day (c) starting the exam eve (d) old topics each Sunday
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 18.True or false: “spell” rhymes with “tree”. (a) False (b) True
- 19.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: starts weeks early? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) attract bees (c) make seeds (d) hold the plant firm
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying very hungry (b) a healthy breakfast (c) skipping breakfast (d) screens till midnight
- 24.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) three chunks, not ten (b) it has fewer digits (c) it is a smaller number (d) it is printed bigger
- 25.🔢 You want to remember the number 389822748943. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 3898 2274 8943 (b) 3898 2247 8943 (c) 8982 2748 943 (d) 3389 8227 48943
- 26.True or false: “starting the exam eve” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
- 27.True or false: “use it in a few sums” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
- 28.True or false: “thinking of your reply” makes you lose a new name. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🎵 What makes a memory rhyme stick even more? (a) no rhythm at all (b) writing it tiny (c) a beat or a tune (d) saying it once quietly
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 31.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 4. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 6, 8, 10 (b) days 6, 9, 15 (c) days 10, 13, 15 (d) all on day 15
- 32.🎵 Which word does “lock” rhyme with? (a) night (b) bell (c) clock (d) rain
- 33.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
- 34.True or false: “a price you just heard” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 35.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we forget fast at first (c) we never forget (d) memory is fixed
- 36.📝 A list to learn, in order: radio, van, urn, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VRUC (b) RVUC (c) VUCR (d) CUVR
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 38.🔗 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
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 40.😴 You go to bed at 8:00 PM and wake up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
Answer key
- TV on while studying
- 12/03/1967
- a memory trick
- step 2
- AANSAEA
- asking a question
- Vans
- a list in a fixed order
- True
- 2
- numbers and letter lists
- images stick better
- a silly, funny one
- knock
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- starting the exam eve
- step 4
- False
- a good timetable
- a good mind map
- breaks attention
- hold the plant firm
- a healthy breakfast
- three chunks, not ten
- 3898 2274 8943
- True
- True
- True
- a beat or a tune
- step 3
- days 6, 9, 15
- clock
- store it
- False
- we forget fast at first
- RVUC
- have tiny pores
- step 2
- stem
- 10
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