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.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it saves ink (b) it looks empty (c) no reason (d) quick to see and recall
- 2.True or false: “no time for review” makes a poor revision timetable. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or explain it simply? (a) check what you missed (b) explain it simply
- 4.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 5.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 6.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 7.True or false: “drinking enough water” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) a carry while adding (c) an OTP you just got (d) a number you just heard
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spare days for doubts (b) old topics come back (c) one subject all week (d) has short breaks
- 10.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) until next month (b) forever (c) only a short while (d) for years
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 12.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 4. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) all on day 15 (b) days 8, 12, 16 (c) days 6, 10, 15 (d) days 9, 13, 15
- 14.🃏 You test yourself on 25 state capitals and get 4 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 15.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) spell (b) white (c) bite (d) bright
- 16.🔢 You want to remember the number 375827283. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 375 882 7283 (b) 375 822 783 (c) 375 822 83 (d) 375 827 283
- 17.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in ABC order (b) backwards (c) in the same order (d) in any order
- 18.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: 4 hours the night before? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
- 19.🎵 Which word does “bake” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) king (c) clock (d) cake
- 20.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 21.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) looking at your phone (b) noticing the face (c) asking how to spell it (d) saying the name back
- 23.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only numbers (b) only pictures (c) nothing at all (d) numbers and letter lists
- 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) drinking enough water (c) screens till midnight (d) a healthy breakfast
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 27.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
- 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north (north, east, south, west)? (a) Eight Seven Wise Nani (b) Wise Seven Eight Nani (c) Eight Nani Seven Wise (d) Nani Eight Seven Wise
- 29.True or false: “starts weeks early” makes a poor revision timetable. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 31.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Pink Cats Eight (b) Eight Cats Cats Pink (c) Cats Eight Pink Cats (d) Eight Cats Pink Cats
- 32.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 34.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they need no learning (c) they always rhyme (d) one word holds a list
- 35.👋 You meet a new classmate called Heera. The name means “diamond”. Which picture helps you link the name to the face? (a) with a shiny diamond (b) in soft moonlight (c) carrying many books (d) holding the Earth
- 36.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) we never reviewed them (b) memory is fixed (c) the brain is broken (d) learning is useless
- 37.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 38.🎵 Which word does “sea” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) tree (c) bell (d) rain
- 39.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) read it once (b) cram it the last night (c) know what each letter is (d) skip what letters mean
- 40.👋 “Dessert” or “desert”: which has two s, for two helpings of sweets? (a) desert (b) dessert (c) both (d) neither
Answer key
- quick to see and recall
- True
- explain it simply
- 16
- 45
- a poor mind map
- False
- how to ride a bicycle
- one subject all week
- only a short while
- find a sound-alike word
- True
- days 6, 10, 15
- 21
- spell
- 375 827 283
- in the same order
- cramming
- cake
- False
- 14
- looking at your phone
- numbers and letter lists
- helps attention
- screens till midnight
- step 2
- step 1
- Nani Eight Seven Wise
- False
- link it to the meaning
- Eight Cats Pink Cats
- False
- step 3
- one word holds a list
- with a shiny diamond
- we never reviewed them
- 5
- tree
- know what each letter is
- dessert
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