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 step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 2.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) you keep all you read (c) memory can’t improve (d) pictures stick better
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 4.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) one word holds a list (c) they always rhyme (d) they need no learning
- 5.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for onion, net, vase, candle is “Owls Neat ___ Cats”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Wet (b) Aunty (c) Very (d) Red
- 6.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
- 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 9.📆 Where should the hard topics go? (a) the last night (b) after the exam (c) earlier, with more time (d) nowhere
- 10.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) cramming the last night (c) a good night’s sleep (d) making a picture of it
- 11.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) say it aloud (b) draw a labelled picture (c) use it in a few sums (d) read it once
- 12.True or false: “how to ride a bicycle” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) linking to what you know (c) one long session only (d) testing yourself
- 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: NESW for the four directions, clockwise? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
- 16.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, cat, jalebi, lamp, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DLJCK (b) CJLDK (c) KCJLD (d) CKJLD
- 17.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an all-night cram (b) skipping breakfast (c) a healthy breakfast (d) sitting still all day
- 19.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 20.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) you are not smart (c) you should give up (d) memory is broken
- 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: sock, igloo, candle? (a) Silly Ice Cook (b) Ice Cook Silly (c) Cook Ice Silly (d) Ice Silly Cook
- 22.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 23.📅 The digits 06021983 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 06/0219/83 (b) 06/02/1983 (c) 0602/19/83 (d) 060/219/83
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a van; the van tickles a violin; the violin falls into a drum; the drum chases a lemon. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lemon (b) wallet (c) violin (d) van
- 25.Which of these is passive review? (a) quizzing with cards (b) closed-book writing (c) teaching your sibling (d) watching it again
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) a number you just heard (c) an OTP you just got (d) the last line you read
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a ball by the classroom door, an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a coconut by the school gate, a lemon by the notice board, an inkpot by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) lemon (b) coconut (c) inkpot (d) ball
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 29.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) we forget without review (c) practice improves memory (d) one reading is enough
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) carries food to parts (c) attract bees (d) grow under the ground
- 31.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) egg (b) adult (c) pupa (d) larva
- 32.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) GWS (c) WSG (d) WGS
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) some kids never forget (c) pills give super memory (d) good memory is just luck
- 34.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a quiet place to study (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) chatting in class
- 37.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a first-letter sentence (d) a rhyme
- 38.True or false: “feeling very stressed” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
Answer key
- step 1
- pictures stick better
- link it to the meaning
- one word holds a list
- Very
- True
- keep it in memory
- breaks attention
- earlier, with more time
- cramming the last night
- read it once
- False
- one long session only
- an acronym
- touch
- KCJLD
- long-term memory
- a healthy breakfast
- True
- you need a review
- Silly Ice Cook
- False
- 06/02/1983
- violin
- watching it again
- how to ride a bicycle
- ball
- keep linking in order
- one reading is enough
- attract bees
- larva
- SWG
- sleep helps you learn
- False
- choose a place you know
- chatting in class
- an acronym
- True
- 5
- helps attention
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