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.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 8, the tens digit is 8 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 8. What is 9 × 8?
- 2.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) useless (c) easier to keep (d) harder to keep
- 3.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) looking at the clock (c) taking short notes (d) doodling cartoons
- 4.🗂️ You learned a poem in Class 3 and still know it. Where is it kept? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory (c) only your notebook (d) nowhere
- 5.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 7, the tens digit is 7 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 7. What is 9 × 7?
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 7.✏️ 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
- 8.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) say it aloud (b) know what each letter is (c) never use it in sums (d) a formula card
- 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 11.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) phone in another room (c) three tasks at once (d) a goal for each session
- 12.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) take in water from soil (d) make seeds
- 14.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 15.🔢 You want to remember the number 721933121393. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7219 3312 1393 (b) 2719 3312 1393 (c) 7193 3121 393 (d) 7219 3312 13993
- 16.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) old topics come back (b) no time for review (c) starts the night before (d) no breaks at all
- 17.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) good memory is just luck (c) testing yourself helps (d) sleep helps you learn
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a key by the shoe rack, a frog by the door, a tent by the sofa, a net by the TV, an inkpot by the dining table. Where did you place the frog? (a) door (b) sofa (c) TV (d) dining table
- 19.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) know what each letter is (b) draw a labelled picture (c) read it once (d) see where it comes from
- 20.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a parrot; the parrot bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream rolls into a mango; the mango crashes into an orange. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tent (b) parrot (c) ice cream (d) orange
- 22.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: doll, pencil, frog? (a) Dogs Pigs Fly (b) Fly Pigs Dogs (c) Pigs Fly Dogs (d) Pigs Dogs Fly
- 23.True or false: “your mother tongue” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 24.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) practice improves memory (c) sleep helps you learn (d) we forget without review
- 25.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) smell food (c) read words (d) taste sweet
- 27.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 1. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 3, 5, 7 (b) days 5, 7, 8 (c) days 2, 4, 8 (d) all on day 8
- 28.📅 The digits 07032013 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 07/03/2013 (b) 070/320/13 (c) 0703/20/13 (d) 07/0320/13
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a net by the bed, a fan by the TV, a violin by the kitchen, an umbrella by the dining table, an ant by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) fan (b) ant (c) violin (d) net
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a ladder by the banyan tree, a banana by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the swing, a tomato by the park gate, a drum by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) drum (b) ice cream (c) ladder (d) banana
- 31.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 32.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) it makes you tired (c) it only helps in sport (d) you keep what you notice
- 33.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) memory can’t improve (c) we forget without review (d) good memory is just luck
- 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) scrolling while reading (c) phone in another room (d) short planned breaks
- 36.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) feeling very stressed (b) a full night’s sleep (c) drinking enough water (d) a healthy breakfast
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) 15 minutes on 4 days (c) short reviews over weeks (d) 4 hours the night before
- 39.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) ideas with no links (c) lines that link ideas (d) one key word per branch
- 40.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review
Answer key
- 72
- easier to keep
- taking short notes
- long-term memory
- 63
- step 3
- a silly, funny one
- True
- never use it in sums
- helps you keep it
- three tasks at once
- a fact
- take in water from soil
- choose a place you know
- 7219 3312 1393
- old topics come back
- good memory is just luck
- door
- read it once
- learn the topic
- parrot
- Dogs Pigs Fly
- False
- memory can’t improve
- 11
- feel a light touch
- days 2, 4, 8
- 07/03/2013
- violin
- drum
- yes, with new pictures
- you keep what you notice
- step 2
- we forget without review
- scrolling while reading
- feeling very stressed
- put pictures at stops
- 4 hours the night before
- ideas with no links
- passive review
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