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 first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a dull, plain one (b) a silly, funny one (c) one with no picture (d) a very long one
- 2.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: skip what letters mean? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
- 3.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: “feeling very stressed” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a first-letter sentence
- 6.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or notice it? (a) keep it in memory (b) notice it
- 7.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SLFR (b) SRLF (c) FLSR (d) RSLF
- 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 9.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 10.📐 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
- 11.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) the letters make no word (b) there is no list (c) you like spelling (d) the list is short
- 12.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 13.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the planets (c) the months (d) the rainbow colours
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a formula card (b) copy it 50 times blindly (c) use it in a few sums (d) draw a labelled picture
- 15.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: old topics each Sunday? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 16.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 7 (U) stand for? (a) Saturn (b) Mars (c) Uranus (d) Earth
- 17.🔤 “JFMA” helps you remember the first four months. What does letter 3 (M) stand for? (a) April (b) March (c) January (d) February
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.True or false: “see where it comes from” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
- 20.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 3, the tens digit is 3 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 3. What is 9 × 3?
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) taste (c) smell (d) sight
- 22.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 23.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: umpire, wallet, banana? (a) Under Wins Bunny (b) Wins Under Bunny (c) Wins Bunny Under (d) Bunny Wins Under
- 24.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) rushing the greeting (b) linking it to a picture (c) looking at your phone (d) never using the name
- 25.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) checking messages (c) three tasks at once (d) a goal for each session
- 26.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 2. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 9, 14, 16 (b) days 6, 10, 14 (c) all on day 16 (d) days 4, 9, 16
- 27.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) until next month (b) only a short while (c) for years (d) forever
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) a healthy breakfast (c) a full night’s sleep (d) skipping breakfast
- 29.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) rushing the greeting (b) hearing it only once (c) not asking again (d) using it in a sentence
- 30.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) hide them (b) ignore them (c) review them, test again (d) start a new topic
- 31.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 33.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 34.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) feeling very stressed (b) short study breaks (c) revising before bed (d) playing outdoors
- 35.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) read words (c) hear voices (d) taste sweet
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning it all at once (b) all reviews on one day (c) 4 hours the night before (d) old topics each Sunday
- 39.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
Answer key
- a silly, funny one
- a weak way
- False
- False
- chunking
- notice it
- RSLF
- link it to the meaning
- step 2
- repeats the digit
- the letters make no word
- active recall
- the rainbow colours
- copy it 50 times blindly
- spaced practice
- Uranus
- March
- fix stops in order
- False
- 27
- sight
- 6
- Under Wins Bunny
- linking it to a picture
- a goal for each session
- days 4, 9, 16
- only a short while
- skipping breakfast
- using it in a sentence
- review them, test again
- one you know very well
- step 4
- helps memory
- feeling very stressed
- later today and tomorrow
- taste sweet
- step 4
- old topics each Sunday
- True
- a strong picture
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