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.True or false: “know what each letter is” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
- 2.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in any order (b) backwards (c) in ABC order (d) in the same order
- 3.📐 In the 11 times table up to 11 × 9, each answer… (a) ends in 0 (b) ends in 5 (c) repeats the digit (d) is always odd
- 4.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a drum by the bed, a pillow by the sofa, a fan by the dining table, a key by the kitchen, a flute by the TV. What did you place by the sofa? (a) fan (b) flute (c) key (d) pillow
- 6.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Wet Seven Eight Neat (b) Eight Neat Seven Wet (c) Neat Eight Seven Wet (d) Eight Seven Wet Neat
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) has short breaks (b) spare days for doubts (c) self-tests every week (d) starts the night before
- 8.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) collection
- 9.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for lamp, umbrella, doll, watch is “Lazy ___ Dogs Wet”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Yaks (b) My (c) Cook (d) Up
- 10.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: short reviews over weeks? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning it all at once (b) all reviews on one day (c) 15 minutes on 4 days (d) one huge session
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) one task at a time (c) three tasks at once (d) a clear, tidy desk
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) a desk full of toys (c) notes while listening (d) three tasks at once
- 15.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “a sweet brown treat”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) chocklate (b) chocolate (c) chocolat (d) choclate
- 16.True or false: “chain” rhymes with “tree”. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no time for review (b) no spare days (c) one subject all week (d) sleep time kept
- 18.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) images stick better
- 19.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it looks empty (c) it saves ink (d) quick to see and recall
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 21.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 22.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 23.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 24.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: a little every day? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 26.🔢 You want to remember the number 2008892537. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 200 882 537 (b) 200 889 2537 (c) 020 889 2537 (d) 220 088 92537
- 27.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 28.Which of these is cramming? (a) 4 hours the night before (b) old topics each Sunday (c) 15 minutes on 4 days (d) gaps that grow longer
- 29.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a list of numbers (b) a rhyme about cats (c) a very long word (d) initials match the list
- 30.📅 The digits 22112001 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 22/1120/01 (b) 2211/20/01 (c) 22/11/2001 (d) 221/120/01
- 31.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) no spare days (b) only easy subjects (c) one subject all week (d) spare days for doubts
- 32.Which of these is passive review? (a) covering the answers (b) quizzing with cards (c) staring at the page (d) closed-book writing
- 33.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) playing outdoors (c) drinking enough water (d) sitting still all day
- 35.📅 The digits 21041968 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2104/19/68 (b) 210/419/68 (c) 21/04/1968 (d) 21/0419/68
- 36.True or false: “cram it the last night” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) muscle memory (b) short-term memory (c) no memory (d) long-term memory
- 38.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: cram it the last night? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
- 39.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 40.True or false: “a healthy breakfast” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- False
- in the same order
- repeats the digit
- False
- pillow
- Neat Eight Seven Wet
- starts the night before
- evaporation
- Up
- spaced practice
- 15 minutes on 4 days
- three tasks at once
- hear the new word
- notes while listening
- chocolate
- False
- sleep time kept
- images stick better
- quick to see and recall
- step 3
- False
- True
- helps memory
- True
- spaced practice
- 200 889 2537
- a poor mind map
- 4 hours the night before
- initials match the list
- 22/11/2001
- spare days for doubts
- staring at the page
- False
- sitting still all day
- 21/04/1968
- True
- short-term memory
- a weak way
- long-term memory
- False
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