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.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 1 (E) stand for? (a) condensation (b) precipitation (c) evaporation (d) collection
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a lamp; the lamp bounces onto a jug; the jug tickles an igloo; the igloo sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) needle (b) igloo (c) ice cream (d) lamp
- 3.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they always rhyme (d) they are longer
- 4.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it saves ink (c) it looks empty (d) quick to see and recall
- 5.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for umbrella, lemon, glass, banana, doll is “Under Love ___ Bakes Dogs”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Frogs (b) Jeeps (c) Grab (d) Ice
- 6.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) the topic is useless (c) you should stop (d) a gap to study again
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tables learned long ago (b) your best friend’s name (c) a new word for a minute (d) the national anthem
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short reviews over weeks (b) a little every day (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) learning it all at once
- 9.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a carry while adding (b) a price you just heard (c) a number you just heard (d) your mother tongue
- 10.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 5. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 11, 16, 18 (b) days 7, 9, 11 (c) all on day 18 (d) days 7, 12, 18
- 11.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 12.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your best friend’s name (b) your home address (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) a number you just heard
- 13.🎵 Which word does “shock” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) night (c) tree (d) king
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) carries food to parts
- 15.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the exam eve (b) 4 hours the night before (c) 15 minutes on 4 days (d) no review until the test
- 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 220379841429. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 2203 7988 41429 (b) 2203 7894 1429 (c) 2203 7984 1429 (d) 2203 7941 429
- 17.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 18.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) your birthday (c) a new word for a minute (d) the national anthem
- 19.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) skin (d) tongue
- 21.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) read it faster (c) read it again, focused (d) skip the chapter
- 22.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) changes daily (b) is very long (c) means something to you (d) has no pattern
- 23.🎵 Which word does “wake” rhyme with? (a) king (b) clock (c) bell (d) cake
- 24.Which of these helps your memory? (a) studying very hungry (b) hours with no break (c) revising before bed (d) feeling very stressed
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) ears (d) tongue
- 26.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: gaps that grow longer? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 27.True or false: “fruit and vegetables” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a dull white wall (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a bus made of ice
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) learning without meaning (c) cramming the last night (d) skipping revision
- 30.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: a formula card? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a plain grey box (d) the word in small print
- 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 33.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a drawing (b) first letters as a word (c) a type of number (d) a long poem
- 34.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you need a review (c) you should give up (d) memory is broken
- 35.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 36.Which of these makes a poor revision timetable? (a) sleep time kept (b) starts the night before (c) has short breaks (d) starts weeks early
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste sour (b) taste salty (c) feel rough or smooth (d) taste sweet
- 38.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) the national anthem (b) how to swim (c) the last line you read (d) your best friend’s name
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an all-night cram (b) feeling very stressed (c) a calm, happy mind (d) staying up very late
- 40.True or false: “write” rhymes with “king”. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- evaporation
- lamp
- one word holds a list
- quick to see and recall
- Grab
- a gap to study again
- a new word for a minute
- learning it all at once
- your mother tongue
- days 7, 12, 18
- put pictures at stops
- a number you just heard
- clock
- carries food to parts
- 15 minutes on 4 days
- 2203 7984 1429
- new words in a language
- a new word for a minute
- the method of loci
- eyes
- read it again, focused
- means something to you
- cake
- revising before bed
- ears
- spaced practice
- False
- a dull white wall
- linking to what you know
- a smart way
- a pencil that dances
- helps you keep it
- first letters as a word
- you need a review
- True
- starts the night before
- feel rough or smooth
- the last line you read
- a calm, happy mind
- False
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