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.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: explain it simply or check what you missed? (a) explain it simply (b) check what you missed
- 2.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
- 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 550529511594. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5505 2915 1594 (b) 5505 2911 594 (c) 5505 2951 11594 (d) 5505 2951 1594
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: short study breaks? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 7.🔢 You want to remember the number 733152226860. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 7333 1522 26860 (b) 3731 5222 6860 (c) 7335 2226 860 (d) 7331 5222 6860
- 8.True or false: “draw a labelled picture” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
- 9.👋 You pictured a new friend floating up in the sky. Which name does the picture help you recall? (a) Kiran (b) Sagar (c) Shanti (d) Akash
- 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 11.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it hides the ideas (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it needs no review
- 12.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for egg, larva, pupa, adult is “___ Lions Pink Aunty”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Ice (b) Vans (c) Eat (d) Green
- 13.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: learn the topic or explain it simply? (a) learn the topic (b) explain it simply
- 14.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bus made of ice (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) the word in small print
- 15.True or false: “mixes subjects each day” makes a poor revision timetable. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
- 17.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 2 (L) stand for? (a) pupa (b) larva (c) egg (d) adult
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a rope by the dining table, a mirror by the shoe rack, an anchor by the kitchen, a jalebi by the TV, a lamp by the sofa. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) dining table (b) shoe rack (c) TV (d) sofa
- 19.True or false: “Six sevens, forty-two — a fact that’s always true” — that is a rhyme. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a plain grey box (d) a list of words only
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an onion by the stairs, an ice cream by the school gate, an apple by the classroom door, a kettle by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the notice board. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) school gate (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
- 22.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 14 flashcards and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 1 of them right. How many are still wrong?
- 23.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a picture (d) a long story
- 24.Which of these helps attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) daydreaming in class (c) three tasks at once (d) chatting in class
- 25.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) eyes on the speaker (c) checking messages (d) chatting in class
- 27.🎵 Which word does “tell” rhyme with? (a) sun (b) tree (c) night (d) bell
- 28.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) your mother tongue (b) a new word for a minute (c) a price you just heard (d) directions told just now
- 29.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 31.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 32.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: hours with no break? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 33.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the rainbow, in order: violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red? (a) IVBGYOR (b) IBGYORV (c) ROYGBIV (d) VIBGYOR
- 34.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) phone in another room (c) eyes on the speaker (d) chatting in class
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 36.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 80 (b) 83 (c) 81 (d) 82
- 38.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 39.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) no, never (b) only for adults (c) only with pills (d) yes, with good methods
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a normal-sized cup
Answer key
- explain it simply
- explain it simply
- lets it fade
- 5505 2951 1594
- put pictures at stops
- helps memory
- 7331 5222 6860
- True
- Akash
- lets it fade
- it shows how ideas link
- Eat
- learn the topic
- the word in small print
- False
- a first-letter sentence
- larva
- TV
- True
- a bright red flying cow
- school gate
- 5
- a list in a fixed order
- short planned breaks
- False
- eyes on the speaker
- bell
- your mother tongue
- True
- short-term memory
- False
- hurts memory
- VIBGYOR
- chatting in class
- step 2
- True
- 81
- to keep the order
- yes, with good methods
- a frog wearing a crown
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