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 word does “done” rhyme with? (a) rain (b) bell (c) tree (d) sun
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon sits on an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a nest; the nest pulls a key; the key bounces onto a kite. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) spoon (b) nest (c) key (d) inkpot
- 3.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) not paying attention (b) your brain is full (c) you are bad at names (d) names can’t be learned
- 4.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
- 5.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) daydreaming in class (c) a quiet place to study (d) eyes on the speaker
- 6.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 4. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 6, 8, 10 (b) days 5, 7, 11 (c) days 8, 10, 11 (d) all on day 11
- 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 8.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) learning is useless (b) the brain is broken (c) we never reviewed them (d) memory is fixed
- 9.📝 A list to learn, in order: coconut, drum, flute, onion, needle. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DCFON (b) NOFDC (c) DFONC (d) CDFON
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a drum; the drum jumps over an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ladder (b) ant (c) ice cream (d) lamp
- 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 13.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) know what each letter is (b) skip what letters mean (c) say it aloud (d) draw a labelled picture
- 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 506469957. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 564 699 57 (b) 506 469 957 (c) 506 469 9557 (d) 506 649 957
- 16.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 21 state capitals and get 5 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 10 of them right. How many are still wrong?
- 17.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) eyes on the speaker (c) studying half-asleep (d) a desk full of toys
- 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: explaining it aloud? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no time for review (b) spare days for doubts (c) mixes subjects each day (d) self-tests every week
- 20.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) memory is broken (c) you need a review (d) you are not smart
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one subject all week (b) no breaks at all (c) starts the night before (d) sleep time kept
- 22.📅 The digits 01041993 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 01/04/1993 (b) 01/0419/93 (c) 0104/19/93 (d) 010/419/93
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 24.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) rushing the greeting (b) not asking again (c) never using the name (d) asking how to spell it
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) taste
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight (d) sound
- 27.👋 Which spelling trick fits the word “separate”? (a) it rhymes with gate (b) it has a double e (c) there is “a rat” in it (d) it starts with “per”
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) eyes on the speaker (c) scrolling while reading (d) a desk full of toys
- 30.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your best friend’s name? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 31.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 32.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) moon (b) elephant (c) mango (d) monkey
- 35.🔢 You want to remember the number 470758005. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 470 758 0005 (b) 470 780 05 (c) 470 758 005 (d) 470 758 050
- 36.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 37.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: starting the exam eve? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 38.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom (saffron, white, green)? (a) Sing Wins Green (b) Wins Sing Green (c) Wins Green Sing (d) Green Wins Sing
- 39.True or false: “starts the night before” makes a poor revision timetable. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
Answer key
- sun
- inkpot
- not paying attention
- learn the topic
- daydreaming in class
- days 5, 7, 11
- each link leads on
- we never reviewed them
- CDFON
- a strong picture
- ladder
- fix stops in order
- False
- skip what letters mean
- 506 469 957
- 6
- eyes on the speaker
- active recall
- no time for review
- you need a review
- sleep time kept
- 01/04/1993
- a strong picture
- asking how to spell it
- smell
- sound
- there is “a rat” in it
- True
- eyes on the speaker
- long-term memory
- 95
- replay the story
- hear the new word
- elephant
- 470 758 005
- 7
- cramming
- Sing Wins Green
- True
- link it to the next item
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