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.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting raw mango (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) hearing a whistle (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 3.🔢 You want to remember the number 560906170499. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 5609 0170 499 (b) 5609 0617 0499 (c) 5609 0611 70499 (d) 5069 0617 0499
- 4.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 5.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) the letters only (d) nothing at all
- 6.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) playing outdoors (b) a calm, happy mind (c) studying very hungry (d) a healthy breakfast
- 7.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) read it faster (c) skip the chapter (d) read it again, focused
- 8.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) a carry while adding (c) a number you just heard (d) your home address
- 9.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing the next day (d) a good night’s sleep
- 10.🔤 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
- 11.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) eyes on the speaker (c) TV on while studying (d) asking a question
- 12.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) not asking again (b) looking at your phone (c) thinking of your reply (d) linking it to a picture
- 14.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: starting the exam eve? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 15.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) is very long (b) means something to you (c) changes daily (d) has no pattern
- 16.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 17.📅 The digits 25101996 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2510/19/96 (b) 25/10/1996 (c) 251/019/96 (d) 25/1019/96
- 18.🧪 Active recall or passive review: teaching your sibling? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 19.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 20.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) your birthday (c) a new word for a minute (d) a price you just heard
- 22.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 2, the tens digit is 2 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 2. What is 9 × 2?
- 23.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 1. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) all on day 15 (b) days 3, 5, 7 (c) days 3, 7, 15 (d) days 9, 13, 15
- 25.😴 Which break is best during study? (a) a long TV show (b) an hour of games (c) a short walk or stretch (d) scrolling videos
- 26.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the continents, biggest first, in order: Asia, Africa, North America, South America, Antarctica, Europe, Australia? (a) AANSAEA (b) AEASNAA (c) ANSAEAA (d) AANSAAE
- 27.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it only helps in sport (c) you keep what you notice (d) it doesn’t matter
- 28.📚 You must revise 8 chapters, 2 chapters a day. How many days will it take?
- 29.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) watch the match (b) think about it more (c) give up studying (d) note it, then go back
- 30.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 2. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 6, 9, 11 (b) days 4, 7, 11 (c) days 5, 8, 11 (d) all on day 11
- 31.True or false: NESW for the four directions, clockwise — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 33.🎵 Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) spell (b) white (c) string (d) knee
- 34.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) first letters as a word (b) a type of number (c) a long poem (d) a drawing
- 35.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) after ten years (c) in the first day or two (d) only in exams
- 36.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) backwards (b) in ABC order (c) in the same order (d) in any order
- 37.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) honesty (c) banana (d) elephant
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one reading is enough (b) memory can’t improve (c) good memory is just luck (d) sleep helps you learn
- 39.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) muscle memory (b) long-term memory (c) no memory (d) short-term memory
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
Answer key
- False
- seeing a red kite fly
- 5609 0617 0499
- 70
- a bird leaving a cage
- studying very hungry
- read it again, focused
- your home address
- skipping revision
- RSLF
- TV on while studying
- False
- linking it to a picture
- cramming
- means something to you
- choose a place you know
- 25/10/1996
- active recall
- 6
- False
- your birthday
- 18
- False
- days 3, 7, 15
- a short walk or stretch
- AANSAEA
- you keep what you notice
- 4
- note it, then go back
- days 4, 7, 11
- True
- find a sound-alike word
- knee
- first letters as a word
- in the first day or two
- in the same order
- honesty
- sleep helps you learn
- short-term memory
- step 2
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