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Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 819 · 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.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 8, the tens digit is 8 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 8. What is 9 × 8?
  2. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 8.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  9. 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. 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. 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. 12.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  13. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 20.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
  21. 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. 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. 23.True or false: “your mother tongue” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  24. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 33.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  34. 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. 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) scrolling while reading (c) phone in another room (d) short planned breaks
  36. 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. 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. 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. 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. 40.🧪 Active recall or passive review: highlighting everything? (a) active recall (b) passive review

Answer key

  1. 72
  2. easier to keep
  3. taking short notes
  4. long-term memory
  5. 63
  6. step 3
  7. a silly, funny one
  8. True
  9. never use it in sums
  10. helps you keep it
  11. three tasks at once
  12. a fact
  13. take in water from soil
  14. choose a place you know
  15. 7219 3312 1393
  16. old topics come back
  17. good memory is just luck
  18. door
  19. read it once
  20. learn the topic
  21. parrot
  22. Dogs Pigs Fly
  23. False
  24. memory can’t improve
  25. 11
  26. feel a light touch
  27. days 2, 4, 8
  28. 07/03/2013
  29. violin
  30. drum
  31. yes, with new pictures
  32. you keep what you notice
  33. step 2
  34. we forget without review
  35. scrolling while reading
  36. feeling very stressed
  37. put pictures at stops
  38. 4 hours the night before
  39. ideas with no links
  40. passive review

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