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.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
- 2.🗓️ Your exam is in 20 days. You have 5 chapters and need 3 days to learn each one. The other days are for revision. How many revision days do you get?
- 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 4.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: no spare days? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a jeep; the jeep sings to a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a glass; the glass falls into a guava. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) lamp (c) guava (d) shoe
- 6.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: not asking again? (a) helps with names (b) loses names
- 7.📅 The digits 26031987 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 260/319/87 (b) 26/03/1987 (c) 2603/19/87 (d) 26/0319/87
- 8.👋 Which way of learning a spelling works best? (a) spell it aloud backwards (b) copy it 100 times (c) look-cover-write-check (d) read it once
- 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 10.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 13.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly ___.” (a) ended (b) over (c) done (d) learnt
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) topic in a corner (c) details on small twigs (d) one key word per branch
- 15.Which of these makes you lose a new name? (a) saying the name back (b) rushing the greeting (c) asking how to spell it (d) using it in a sentence
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) sleep helps you learn (c) cramming lasts for years (d) we forget without review
- 17.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) your birthday (b) the last line you read (c) a price you just heard (d) a carry while adding
- 18.True or false: “mixes subjects each day” makes a good revision timetable. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) nose (d) eyes
- 20.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
- 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 22.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 23.🃏 You test yourself on 14 flashcards and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 24.📝 A list to learn, in order: frog, onion, doll, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FODK (b) KDOF (c) ODKF (d) OFDK
- 25.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a calm, happy mind (b) sitting still all day (c) fruit and vegetables (d) drinking enough water
- 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 27.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: rushing the greeting? (a) helps with names (b) loses names
- 28.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) names can’t be learned (b) your brain is full (c) not paying attention (d) you are bad at names
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) smell food (c) taste sweet (d) see colours
- 30.True or false: “bake” rhymes with “cake”. (a) False (b) True
- 31.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 32.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: linking it to a picture? (a) helps with names (b) loses names
- 33.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: studying very hungry? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 34.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) know what each letter is (b) skip what letters mean (c) say it aloud (d) see where it comes from
- 35.🃏 You test yourself on 26 spellings and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 36.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) memory is broken (c) you are not smart (d) you need a review
- 37.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) blue (b) orange (c) indigo (d) yellow
- 38.📆 You missed one day of your timetable. What is best? (a) give up the plan (b) study all night (c) adjust the plan calmly (d) skip that topic
- 39.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 40.🔢 You want to remember the number 619052457849. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6190 5245 7849 (b) 6905 2457 849 (c) 6190 2545 7849 (d) 6190 5245 78499
Answer key
- we forget fast at first
- 5
- each link leads on
- a poor timetable
- guava
- loses names
- 26/03/1987
- look-cover-write-check
- lets it fade
- True
- a strong picture
- the pen stirring tea
- done
- topic in a corner
- rushing the greeting
- cramming lasts for years
- your birthday
- True
- nose
- chunking
- lets it fade
- add more stops
- 8
- FODK
- sitting still all day
- funny actions
- loses names
- not paying attention
- see colours
- True
- 14
- helps with names
- hurts memory
- skip what letters mean
- 14
- you need a review
- indigo
- adjust the plan calmly
- short-term memory
- 6190 5245 7849
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