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 story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 2.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for saffron, white, green is “Silly ___ Goats”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Yaks (b) Jolly (c) Dogs (d) Wet
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) learning without meaning (c) one long session only (d) never testing yourself
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) attract bees (c) take in water from soil (d) make food using sunlight
- 5.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
- 6.🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) knock (b) thing (c) tea (d) rake
- 7.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a plain box
- 8.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “the day after Tuesday”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) Wensday (b) Wednesday (c) Wednsday (d) Wedensday
- 9.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your best friend’s name (b) your home address (c) the national anthem (d) the last line you read
- 10.True or false: “sleep time kept” makes a good revision timetable. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔢 You want to remember the number 947162602. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 947 162 6002 (b) 941 626 02 (c) 947 166 202 (d) 947 162 602
- 12.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) good memory is just luck (c) pills give super memory (d) sleep helps you learn
- 13.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 2 (I) stand for? (a) green (b) indigo (c) orange (d) red
- 14.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 15.Which of these breaks attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) one task at a time (c) eyes on the speaker (d) short planned breaks
- 16.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for onion, fan, ant, inkpot is “Only ___ All Ice”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Frogs (b) Pigs (c) Green (d) Neat
- 17.📅 The digits 12051983 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 120/519/83 (b) 12/0519/83 (c) 12/05/1983 (d) 1205/19/83
- 18.🔢 You want to remember the number 654938059. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 659 438 059 (b) 654 930 59 (c) 654 938 8059 (d) 654 938 059
- 19.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 20.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
- 22.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: review on days 1, 3, 7? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 23.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 3 (G) stand for? (a) saffron (b) green (c) white
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) no review until the test (c) short reviews over weeks (d) review on days 1, 3, 7
- 25.🔢 What is chunking? (a) writing it twice (b) splitting into groups (c) reading very fast (d) saying it backwards
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 28.🗓️ You forgot a card at a review. What next? (a) throw it away for good (b) review it sooner (c) never test it (d) wait a month
- 29.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 31.True or false: “blank-page recall” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🧪 Active recall or passive review: watching it again? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) memory can’t improve (c) good memory is just luck (d) one reading is enough
- 34.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IBGYORV (b) VIBGYOR (c) IVBGYOR (d) ROYGBIV
- 35.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) for years (b) only a short while (c) forever (d) until next month
- 36.True or false: “watching it again” is active recall. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 38.👋 Which spelling trick fits the word “separate”? (a) it starts with “per” (b) there is “a rat” in it (c) it has a double e (d) it rhymes with gate
- 39.📅 The digits 28011974 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2801/19/74 (b) 280/119/74 (c) 28/0119/74 (d) 28/01/1974
- 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
Answer key
- step 2
- Wet
- reviewing the next day
- take in water from soil
- step 1
- rake
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- Wednesday
- the last line you read
- True
- 947 162 602
- sleep helps you learn
- indigo
- 5
- daydreaming in class
- Frogs
- 12/05/1983
- 654 938 059
- 5
- False
- replay the story
- spaced practice
- green
- no review until the test
- splitting into groups
- carries water upward
- smell
- review it sooner
- False
- a weak picture
- True
- passive review
- meaning makes it stick
- VIBGYOR
- only a short while
- False
- link it to the next item
- there is “a rat” in it
- 28/01/1974
- step 1
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