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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test

Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 723 · 40 questions
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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. 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. 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. 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. 4.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: no spare days? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
  5. 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. 6.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: not asking again? (a) helps with names (b) loses names
  7. 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. 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. 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. 10.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  12. 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. 13.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly ___.” (a) ended (b) over (c) done (d) learnt
  14. 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. 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. 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. 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. 18.True or false: “mixes subjects each day” makes a good revision timetable. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) nose (d) eyes
  20. 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. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
  22. 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. 23.🃏 You test yourself on 14 flashcards and get 6 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  24. 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. 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. 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
  27. 27.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: rushing the greeting? (a) helps with names (b) loses names
  28. 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. 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. 30.True or false: “bake” rhymes with “cake”. (a) False (b) True
  31. 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. 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. 33.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: studying very hungry? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
  34. 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. 35.🃏 You test yourself on 26 spellings and get 12 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
  36. 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. 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. 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. 39.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  40. 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

  1. we forget fast at first
  2. 5
  3. each link leads on
  4. a poor timetable
  5. guava
  6. loses names
  7. 26/03/1987
  8. look-cover-write-check
  9. lets it fade
  10. True
  11. a strong picture
  12. the pen stirring tea
  13. done
  14. topic in a corner
  15. rushing the greeting
  16. cramming lasts for years
  17. your birthday
  18. True
  19. nose
  20. chunking
  21. lets it fade
  22. add more stops
  23. 8
  24. FODK
  25. sitting still all day
  26. funny actions
  27. loses names
  28. not paying attention
  29. see colours
  30. True
  31. 14
  32. helps with names
  33. hurts memory
  34. skip what letters mean
  35. 14
  36. you need a review
  37. indigo
  38. adjust the plan calmly
  39. short-term memory
  40. 6190 5245 7849

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