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 must keep the list… (a) backwards (b) in any order (c) in ABC order (d) in the same order
- 2.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 3.True or false: “spare days for doubts” makes a poor revision timetable. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: “playing outdoors” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 5.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 6.Which of these breaks attention? (a) checking messages (b) a goal for each session (c) a quiet place to study (d) a clear, tidy desk
- 7.True or false: “playing outdoors” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) never testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) reading it once only
- 9.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) nothing at all (b) numbers and letter lists (c) only numbers (d) only pictures
- 10.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: no time for review? (a) a good timetable (b) a poor timetable
- 11.📆 What is the first step of a revision timetable? (a) start the last day (b) copy a friend (c) buy new pens (d) write the exam dates
- 12.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) redraw it from memory (c) throw it away (d) colour it again
- 13.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: an OTP you just got? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch (d) taste
- 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 16.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: use it in a few sums? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
- 17.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: ice cream, umpire, monkey? (a) Under Inside Mum (b) Under Mum Inside (c) Inside Under Mum (d) Mum Under Inside
- 18.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) turn the TV on (c) read it faster (d) read it again, focused
- 19.True or false: “see where it comes from” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no breaks at all (b) starts the night before (c) only easy subjects (d) old topics come back
- 21.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: test yourself weekly? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
- 22.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) tricks (b) steps (c) games (d) songs
- 23.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it needs no review (c) it hides the ideas (d) it is longer
- 24.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “a place to eat out”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) restaurent (b) restrant (c) restaurant (d) resturant
- 25.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) has no pattern (b) means something to you (c) is very long (d) changes daily
- 26.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 27.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
- 28.👋 Which way of learning a spelling works best? (a) spell it aloud backwards (b) look-cover-write-check (c) read it once (d) copy it 100 times
- 29.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 30.😴 You often can’t sleep or feel unwell. What should you do? (a) study even more (b) buy memory pills (c) tell a parent or doctor (d) ignore it
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 32.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) mix up the letters (b) see where it comes from (c) use it in a few sums (d) test yourself weekly
- 33.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to swim? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 34.Which of these helps your memory? (a) hours with no break (b) screens till midnight (c) an all-night cram (d) a healthy breakfast
- 35.True or false: “three” rhymes with “clock”. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 37.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 38.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) a goal for each session (c) phone in another room (d) three tasks at once
- 40.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) no, never (b) yes, with good methods (c) only for adults (d) only with pills
Answer key
- in the same order
- a fact
- False
- True
- helps attention
- checking messages
- False
- explaining to a friend
- numbers and letter lists
- a poor timetable
- write the exam dates
- redraw it from memory
- short-term memory
- taste
- lets it fade
- a smart way
- Inside Under Mum
- read it again, focused
- True
- old topics come back
- a smart way
- tricks
- it shows how ideas link
- restaurant
- means something to you
- 50
- new words in a language
- look-cover-write-check
- helps you keep it
- tell a parent or doctor
- find a sound-alike word
- mix up the letters
- long-term memory
- a healthy breakfast
- False
- fix stops in order
- 2
- a fact
- three tasks at once
- yes, with good methods
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