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 very long one (b) a silly, funny one (c) a dull, plain one (d) one with no picture
- 2.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it hides the ideas (c) it is longer (d) it shows how ideas link
- 3.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) asking a question (c) one task at a time (d) games open on screen
- 4.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a price you just heard (b) your best friend’s name (c) the last line you read (d) an OTP you just got
- 5.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) forever (b) only a short while (c) for years (d) until next month
- 6.🔢 A 16-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 7.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) three tasks at once (c) notes while listening (d) phone in another room
- 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: igloo, jeep, candle, vase, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) JCVDI (b) JICVD (c) IJCVD (d) DVCJI
- 10.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) no reason (c) it saves ink (d) it looks empty
- 11.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
- 12.True or false: “4 hours the night before” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 13.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) one reading is enough (c) pictures stick better (d) we forget without review
- 14.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 1 (V) stand for? (a) orange (b) violet (c) blue (d) yellow
- 15.🎵 Which word does “write” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) king (c) night (d) bell
- 16.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) tongue (d) skin
- 18.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sentence (b) asking how to spell it (c) hearing it only once (d) writing it down later
- 20.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) recall, store, notice (b) read, write, sleep (c) look, forget, guess (d) notice, store, recall
- 21.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 22.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
- 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) learning without meaning (c) linking to what you know (d) cramming the last night
- 24.True or false: “a carry while adding” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 25.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: cram it the last night? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
- 26.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: tables learned long ago? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 27.True or false: “wake” rhymes with “night”. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) never testing yourself (c) testing yourself (d) linking to what you know
- 29.🔢 What is chunking? (a) saying it backwards (b) writing it twice (c) reading very fast (d) splitting into groups
- 30.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or learn the topic? (a) check what you missed (b) learn the topic
- 31.True or false: “your home address” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “linking it to a picture” makes you lose a new name. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or get it back later? (a) notice it (b) get it back later
- 34.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 4 (S) stand for? (a) Indian (b) Atlantic (c) Southern (d) Pacific
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 36.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 38.Which of these helps attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) games open on screen (c) daydreaming in class (d) three tasks at once
- 39.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 40.📅 The digits 04041999 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 040/419/99 (b) 04/0419/99 (c) 04/04/1999 (d) 0404/19/99
Answer key
- a silly, funny one
- it shows how ideas link
- games open on screen
- your best friend’s name
- only a short while
- 4
- 55
- three tasks at once
- IJCVD
- quick to see and recall
- one you know very well
- False
- one reading is enough
- violet
- night
- False
- nose
- False
- hearing it only once
- notice, store, recall
- 13
- explain it simply
- linking to what you know
- True
- a weak way
- long-term memory
- False
- never testing yourself
- splitting into groups
- learn the topic
- False
- False
- notice it
- Southern
- choose a place you know
- False
- 7
- eyes on the speaker
- replay the story
- 04/04/1999
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