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.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your mother tongue? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) TV on while studying (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) phone in another room
- 3.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 4.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) out of the window (b) on the teacher and board (c) on your friend (d) on your phone
- 5.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) directions told just now (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) your home address (d) tables learned long ago
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a pillow by the classroom door, a shoe by the notice board, a jeep by the stairs, a nest by the school gate, an umbrella by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the pillow? (a) classroom door (b) school gate (c) stairs (d) notice board
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) smelling jasmine (d) hands in icy water
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starts the night before (b) mixes subjects each day (c) late nights every day (d) only easy subjects
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) smell smoke (c) taste salty (d) feel rough or smooth
- 11.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) collection (b) condensation (c) evaporation (d) precipitation
- 12.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top, in order: root, stem, leaf, flower? (a) FLSR (b) SRLF (c) RSLF (d) SLFR
- 13.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a calm, happy mind (b) fruit and vegetables (c) studying very hungry (d) playing outdoors
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) quizzing with cards (c) blank-page recall (d) answering old questions
- 15.😴 You go to bed at 8:00 PM and wake up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) skipping revision (d) making a picture of it
- 17.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or close the book? (a) explain it simply (b) close the book
- 18.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) in the first day or two (c) never (d) after ten years
- 19.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) hours with no break (c) fruit and vegetables (d) a full night’s sleep
- 20.True or false: “swing” rhymes with “king”. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) attract bees (d) hold the plant firm
- 22.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they are longer (c) they always rhyme (d) one word holds a list
- 23.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for January, February, March, April is “Jolly ___ Mum All”. Which word fills the gap? (a) All (b) Frogs (c) Vines (d) Wins
- 24.True or false: reading 9876543210 as 987 654 3210 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sound (b) smell (c) taste (d) touch
- 26.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 27.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 2, the tens digit is 2 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 2. What is 9 × 2?
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) studying half-asleep (c) phone in another room (d) one task at a time
- 29.🔢 You want to remember the number 431682766. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 436 827 66 (b) 431 682 676 (c) 431 668 2766 (d) 431 682 766
- 30.📅 The digits 04021997 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 040/219/97 (b) 04/0219/97 (c) 0402/19/97 (d) 04/02/1997
- 31.🎵 Which word rhymes with “bell”? (a) rock (b) sell (c) sing (d) snake
- 32.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) look, forget, guess (b) notice, store, recall (c) recall, store, notice (d) read, write, sleep
- 33.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) testing yourself helps (b) everyone forgets things (c) we forget without review (d) good memory is just luck
- 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 315011379. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 310 511 379 (b) 315 011 379 (c) 150 113 79 (d) 315 501 1379
- 35.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) it is a smaller number (b) it is printed bigger (c) it has fewer digits (d) three chunks, not ten
- 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) nose (d) skin
- 38.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the rainbow colours (b) the oceans (c) the planets (d) the months
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) playing outdoors (b) a calm, happy mind (c) drinking enough water (d) studying very hungry
- 40.🎵 Which word does “write” rhyme with? (a) night (b) bell (c) rain (d) king
Answer key
- long-term memory
- TV on while studying
- 8
- on the teacher and board
- one you know very well
- directions told just now
- classroom door
- seeing a red kite fly
- mixes subjects each day
- taste salty
- condensation
- RSLF
- studying very hungry
- highlighting everything
- 9
- making a picture of it
- close the book
- in the first day or two
- hours with no break
- True
- attract bees
- one word holds a list
- Frogs
- False
- touch
- False
- 18
- studying half-asleep
- 431 682 766
- 04/02/1997
- sell
- notice, store, recall
- good memory is just luck
- 315 011 379
- three chunks, not ten
- helps attention
- skin
- the rainbow colours
- studying very hungry
- night
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