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.True or false: “starts weeks early” makes a good revision timetable. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔢 You want to remember the number 967014778553. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 9670 1477 8553 (b) 9967 0147 78553 (c) 9670 1477 853 (d) 9670 1477 5853
- 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) tasting salty chips (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) smelling wet earth
- 5.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) what each letter means (b) its spelling backwards (c) its colour (d) nothing else
- 6.🔢 You want to remember the number 792123991. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 792 123 919 (b) 792 123 991 (c) 799 212 3991 (d) 721 239 91
- 7.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sound (d) touch
- 8.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 9.👋 You meet a new classmate called Sona. The name means “gold”. Which picture helps you link the name to the face? (a) holding a dove of peace (b) with a gold medal (c) floating up in the sky (d) holding the Earth
- 10.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) you keep what you notice (c) it makes you tired (d) it doesn’t matter
- 11.True or false: “staying up very late” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 18 state capitals and get 9 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 6 of them right. How many are still wrong?
- 13.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in any order (b) backwards (c) in the same order (d) in ABC order
- 14.👋 “Dessert” or “desert”: which has two s, for two helpings of sweets? (a) desert (b) both (c) neither (d) dessert
- 15.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) use it in a few sums (b) draw a labelled picture (c) a formula card (d) never use it in sums
- 16.True or false: “a little every day” is spaced practice. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 18.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your mother tongue? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 19.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) wake (b) shake (c) make (d) main
- 20.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) testing yourself helps (c) good memory is just luck (d) pills give super memory
- 21.🔤 “AANSAEA” helps you remember the continents, biggest first. What does letter 6 (E) stand for? (a) Africa (b) South America (c) Asia (d) Europe
- 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LPAE (b) ELPA (c) LEPA (d) APLE
- 23.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a long story (b) chunking (c) a mind map (d) an acronym
- 24.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: know what each letter is? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 26.True or false: “re-reading the chapter” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a silly, funny one (b) one with no picture (c) a dull, plain one (d) a very long one
- 28.True or false: “short reviews over weeks” is cramming. (a) True (b) False
- 29.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: studying very hungry? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 30.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) it is faster to read (b) recalling makes it stick (c) it needs no effort (d) tests are just fun
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 32.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: a formula card? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
- 33.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: igloo, mango, fan? (a) Mice Funny Ice (b) Mice Ice Funny (c) Funny Mice Ice (d) Ice Mice Funny
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 35.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they always rhyme (c) one word holds a list (d) they are longer
- 36.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 37.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) you are bad at names (b) your brain is full (c) names can’t be learned (d) not paying attention
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 39.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) three (b) spring (c) key (d) knee
- 40.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
Answer key
- True
- 9670 1477 8553
- choose a place you know
- tasting salty chips
- what each letter means
- 792 123 991
- sound
- new words in a language
- with a gold medal
- you keep what you notice
- False
- 3
- in the same order
- dessert
- never use it in sums
- True
- roots
- long-term memory
- main
- testing yourself helps
- Europe
- ELPA
- an acronym
- a smart way
- find a sound-alike word
- True
- a silly, funny one
- False
- hurts memory
- recalling makes it stick
- step 3
- a smart way
- Ice Mice Funny
- keep linking in order
- one word holds a list
- add more stops
- not paying attention
- step 1
- spring
- one you know very well
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