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.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana rolls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a bucket; the bucket jumps over a frog; the frog chases a monkey. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) monkey (b) frog (c) needle (d) bucket
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) take in water from soil (c) grow under the ground (d) attract bees
- 4.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: starts the night before? (a) a good timetable (b) a poor timetable
- 5.📅 The digits 05012019 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 05/01/2019 (b) 050/120/19 (c) 0501/20/19 (d) 05/0120/19
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing the next day (d) never testing yourself
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mixes subjects each day (b) starts weeks early (c) self-tests every week (d) one subject all week
- 8.📆 You missed one day of your timetable. What is best? (a) adjust the plan calmly (b) give up the plan (c) study all night (d) skip that topic
- 9.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the oceans, biggest first, in order: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic? (a) PAISA (b) APISA (c) ASIAP (d) AISAP
- 10.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 11.🎵 A memory rhyme works best when you… (a) change it each day (b) say it aloud often (c) read it once silently (d) never say it
- 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) one with no picture (b) a very long one (c) a silly, funny one (d) a dull, plain one
- 13.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: mixes subjects each day? (a) a good timetable (b) a poor timetable
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one huge session (b) 4 hours the night before (c) all reviews on one day (d) old topics each Sunday
- 15.True or false: “never using the name” helps you keep a new name. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) mother (b) fish (c) nose (d) cat
- 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 3335425122. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 333 354 25122 (b) 333 452 5122 (c) 333 542 5122 (d) 333 525 122
- 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 20.👋 You pictured a new friend in a bright ray of light. Which name does the picture help you recall? (a) Kiran (b) Anil (c) Tara (d) Prithvi
- 21.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) there is no list (b) the letters make no word (c) you like spelling (d) the list is short
- 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly (egg, larva, pupa, adult)? (a) All Pink Love Every (b) Love Every Pink All (c) Love Pink All Every (d) Every Love Pink All
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) say it aloud (b) use it in a few sums (c) see where it comes from (d) never use it in sums
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 26.📆 Why plan some spare days? (a) to skip revision (b) to start late (c) for doubts and surprises (d) to waste time
- 27.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: skipping breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 28.📐 In the 9 times table from 9 × 1 to 9 × 10, the digits of each answer add up to… (a) 10 (b) 18 (c) 8 (d) 9
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) quizzing with cards (c) closed-book writing (d) watching it again
- 30.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
- 31.Which of these is cramming? (a) gaps that grow longer (b) 15 minutes on 4 days (c) a little every day (d) all reviews on one day
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) you keep all you read (c) attention comes first (d) we forget without review
- 33.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) a full night’s sleep (c) skipping breakfast (d) fruit and vegetables
- 34.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) test yourself weekly (b) mix up the letters (c) read it once (d) skip what letters mean
- 35.👋 To spell a long word, first… (a) skip the middle (b) write it faster (c) split it into parts (d) guess the ending
- 36.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 37.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 38.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 3, the tens digit is 3 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 3. What is 9 × 3?
- 39.🔢 Use the pattern of the 11 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 11 times table? (a) 23 (b) 22 (c) 32 (d) 21
- 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
Answer key
- 5
- bucket
- attract bees
- a poor timetable
- 05/01/2019
- reviewing the next day
- one subject all week
- adjust the plan calmly
- PAISA
- long-term memory
- say it aloud often
- a silly, funny one
- a good timetable
- old topics each Sunday
- False
- mother
- a BATTLE in the clouds
- 333 542 5122
- breaks attention
- Kiran
- the letters make no word
- Every Love Pink All
- never use it in sums
- step 3
- step 1
- for doubts and surprises
- hurts memory
- 9
- watching it again
- notice it
- all reviews on one day
- you keep all you read
- skipping breakfast
- test yourself weekly
- split it into parts
- each link leads on
- True
- 27
- 22
- breaks attention
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