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.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia is “All Aunty Neat Seven Ants ___ Ants”. Which word fills the gap? (a) My (b) Tiny (c) Yaks (d) Eat
- 2.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) scrolling while reading (c) notes while listening (d) a clear, tidy desk
- 4.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) we never forget
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) use it in a few sums (b) mix up the letters (c) test yourself weekly (d) say it aloud
- 6.👋 “Dessert” or “desert”: which has two s, for two helpings of sweets? (a) both (b) desert (c) neither (d) dessert
- 7.📅 The digits 07111988 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 071/119/88 (b) 0711/19/88 (c) 07/11/1988 (d) 07/1119/88
- 8.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 2, the tens digit is 2 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 2. What is 9 × 2?
- 9.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) the national anthem (b) the last line you read (c) tables learned long ago (d) your birthday
- 10.🔢 You want to remember the number 5583311030. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 585 331 1030 (b) 583 311 030 (c) 558 331 1030 (d) 558 833 11030
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no breaks at all (b) only easy subjects (c) no spare days (d) mixes subjects each day
- 12.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 14.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 15.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 3. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 9, 11, 12 (b) all on day 12 (c) days 6, 9, 12 (d) days 4, 6, 12
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not asking again (b) thinking of your reply (c) looking at your phone (d) linking it to a picture
- 17.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) how to swim (c) directions told just now (d) how to ride a bicycle
- 18.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 19.Which of these makes you lose a new name? (a) using it in a sentence (b) rushing the greeting (c) noticing the face (d) writing it down later
- 20.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) ANSAEAA (b) AANSAAE (c) AANSAEA (d) AEASNAA
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) explaining it aloud (c) watching it again (d) staring at the page
- 22.🧪 Active recall or passive review: answering old questions? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 23.🧪 In teach-back, you get stuck while explaining. That shows… (a) you are bad at it (b) the topic is useless (c) a gap to study again (d) you should stop
- 24.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 26.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato chases an onion; the onion bounces onto a radio; the radio crashes into a violin; the violin sits on a frog. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tomato (b) onion (c) frog (d) radio
- 29.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it helps learning stick (b) it wastes time (c) it erases memory (d) it is only for babies
- 30.📆 You missed one day of your timetable. What is best? (a) adjust the plan calmly (b) study all night (c) skip that topic (d) give up the plan
- 31.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 32.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) revising before bed (c) an all-night cram (d) fruit and vegetables
- 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) SRLF (b) RSLF (c) SLFR (d) FLSR
- 34.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) a very long one (b) a dull, plain one (c) a silly, funny one (d) one with no picture
- 35.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 5. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 7, 9, 11 (b) days 6, 8, 13 (c) days 10, 12, 13 (d) all on day 13
- 36.True or false: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) sleep helps you learn (c) memory can’t improve (d) we forget without review
- 38.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “the day after today”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) tommorow (b) tommorrow (c) tomorow (d) tomorrow
- 39.True or false: “a formula card” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
- 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
Answer key
- Eat
- a myth
- scrolling while reading
- we forget fast at first
- mix up the letters
- dessert
- 07/11/1988
- 18
- the last line you read
- 558 331 1030
- mixes subjects each day
- True
- step 2
- short-term memory
- days 4, 6, 12
- linking it to a picture
- directions told just now
- False
- rushing the greeting
- AANSAEA
- explaining it aloud
- active recall
- a gap to study again
- False
- hear the new word
- False
- a poor mind map
- radio
- it helps learning stick
- adjust the plan calmly
- 2
- an all-night cram
- RSLF
- a silly, funny one
- days 6, 8, 13
- True
- memory can’t improve
- tomorrow
- True
- helps you keep it
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