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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test

Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 800 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) NESW (b) WSEN (c) ESWN (d) ENSW
  2. 2.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) colour it again (c) redraw it from memory (d) throw it away
  3. 3.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: short reviews over weeks? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
  5. 5.🧪 Active recall or passive review: only listening again? (a) active recall (b) passive review
  6. 6.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  7. 7.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: violin, ladder, jug? (a) Jolly Lazy Very (b) Lazy Jolly Very (c) Lazy Very Jolly (d) Very Lazy Jolly
  9. 9.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  10. 10.Which of these is active recall? (a) re-reading the chapter (b) staring at the page (c) teaching your sibling (d) highlighting everything
  11. 11.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  12. 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi pulls an onion; the onion tickles a jeep; the jeep falls into an apple; the apple jumps over a nest. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) nest (b) apple (c) jeep (d) jalebi
  13. 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  14. 14.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
  15. 15.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for wallet, ice cream, vase, urn is “___ Inside Vines Up”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Wet (b) Nine (c) Seven (d) Mice
  16. 16.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Europe (b) Africa (c) Antarctica (d) Asia
  17. 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 962410135. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 962 241 0135 (b) 962 410 135 (c) 624 101 35 (d) 962 401 135
  18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) explaining to a friend (c) learning without meaning (d) testing yourself
  19. 19.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
  20. 20.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) good memory is just luck (c) meaning makes it stick (d) cramming lasts for years
  21. 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  22. 22.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
  23. 23.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  24. 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: tent, pencil, lamp? (a) Love Pigs Toys (b) Pigs Toys Love (c) Toys Pigs Love (d) Pigs Love Toys
  25. 25.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) only a few (b) hundreds (c) a whole book (d) no limit
  26. 26.True or false: “all reviews on one day” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: pencil, needle, tomato? (a) Neat Tea Pigs (b) Neat Pigs Tea (c) Pigs Neat Tea (d) Tea Neat Pigs
  28. 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the first four months (January, February, March, April)? (a) Funny Jump Mum All (b) All Mum Funny Jump (c) Jump Funny Mum All (d) Funny Mum All Jump
  29. 29.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is true”? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) an acronym (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
  30. 30.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 1. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) all on day 12 (b) days 3, 5, 7 (c) days 3, 6, 12 (d) days 7, 10, 12
  31. 31.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.True or false: “asking how to spell it” helps you keep a new name. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) a full night’s sleep (c) feeling very stressed (d) a calm, happy mind
  34. 34.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for umpire, candle, spoon, anchor is “___ Cook Seven All”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Under (b) Bunny (c) Nani (d) Pink
  35. 35.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, sugar does (b) yes, many do (c) yes, energy drinks (d) no — habits help most
  36. 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a doll by the park gate, a parrot by the fruit cart, a tent by the swing, a shoe by the slide, a nest by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) tent (b) parrot (c) shoe (d) doll
  38. 38.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) studying very hungry (b) a calm, happy mind (c) fruit and vegetables (d) short study breaks
  39. 39.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) read it once (b) copy it 50 times blindly (c) cram it the last night (d) draw a labelled picture
  40. 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story

Answer key

  1. NESW
  2. redraw it from memory
  3. False
  4. spaced practice
  5. passive review
  6. short-term memory
  7. True
  8. Very Lazy Jolly
  9. helps attention
  10. teaching your sibling
  11. 3
  12. jeep
  13. keep linking in order
  14. choose a place you know
  15. Wet
  16. Europe
  17. 962 410 135
  18. learning without meaning
  19. learn the topic
  20. meaning makes it stick
  21. step 1
  22. 115
  23. 5
  24. Toys Pigs Love
  25. only a few
  26. True
  27. Pigs Neat Tea
  28. Jump Funny Mum All
  29. a rhyme
  30. days 3, 6, 12
  31. False
  32. True
  33. feeling very stressed
  34. Under
  35. no — habits help most
  36. breaks attention
  37. parrot
  38. studying very hungry
  39. draw a labelled picture
  40. link it to the next item

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