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.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 2.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
- 3.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 4.Which of these is active recall? (a) quizzing with cards (b) watching it again (c) re-reading the chapter (d) only listening again
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a quiet place to study (d) checking messages
- 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 710348912. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 710 438 912 (b) 710 348 912 (c) 710 489 12 (d) 710 344 8912
- 7.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) a rhyme (b) an acronym (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) never testing yourself (c) linking to what you know (d) a good night’s sleep
- 9.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) initials match the list (b) a very long word (c) a list of numbers (d) a rhyme about cats
- 10.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a far-off still tree (d) a normal-sized cup
- 11.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “a plant we eat, like a carrot”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) vegitable (b) vegetabel (c) vegetable (d) vegtable
- 12.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: revising before bed? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 13.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: saying the name back? (a) loses names (b) helps with names
- 14.👋 You meet a new classmate called Sagar. The name means “sea”. Which picture helps you link the name to the face? (a) wearing a shiny star (b) in a bright ray of light (c) riding a big sea wave (d) glowing like the sun
- 15.True or false: “closed-book writing” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these is passive review? (a) teaching your sibling (b) blank-page recall (c) closed-book writing (d) highlighting everything
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 18.📅 The digits 04122016 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 0412/20/16 (b) 04/1220/16 (c) 041/220/16 (d) 04/12/2016
- 19.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) pills give super memory (c) testing yourself helps (d) sleep helps you learn
- 21.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) quizzing with cards (c) teaching your sibling (d) watching it again
- 23.📐 Why learn the meaning behind a formula? (a) there is no need (b) you can rebuild it (c) it looks smart (d) it is shorter
- 24.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAAE (b) ANSAEAA (c) AEASNAA (d) AANSAEA
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 26.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 27.True or false: “an all-night cram” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 29.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) eyes on the speaker (c) asking a question (d) scrolling while reading
- 30.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) adult (c) larva (d) egg
- 31.True or false: “learning it all at once” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False
- 32.😴 You feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) eat lots of sweets (b) give up for the day (c) water and a short break (d) keep going for hours
- 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Neat Every Sing Wise (b) Every Sing Wise Neat (c) Wise Sing Every Neat (d) Every Neat Sing Wise
- 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Grab Wins Sing (b) Wins Grab Sing (c) Sing Wins Grab (d) Wins Sing Grab
- 35.True or false: “directions told just now” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔢 You want to remember the number 711293143. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 711 293 143 (b) 711 293 1433 (c) 711 291 343 (d) 712 931 43
- 37.True or false: “Eat Lemons, Pick Apples” for egg, larva, pupa, adult — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
- 38.📅 The digits 19031982 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1903/19/82 (b) 190/319/82 (c) 19/0319/82 (d) 19/03/1982
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 40.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
Answer key
- short-term memory
- to keep the order
- True
- quizzing with cards
- checking messages
- 710 348 912
- an acronym
- never testing yourself
- initials match the list
- a giant pink elephant
- vegetable
- helps memory
- helps with names
- riding a big sea wave
- False
- highlighting everything
- step 2
- 04/12/2016
- 15
- pills give super memory
- 9
- watching it again
- you can rebuild it
- AANSAEA
- keep linking in order
- False
- False
- 6
- scrolling while reading
- adult
- False
- water and a short break
- Neat Every Sing Wise
- Sing Wins Grab
- False
- 711 293 143
- True
- 19/03/1982
- step 4
- 95
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