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: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is an acronym. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) see where it comes from (b) draw a labelled picture (c) use it in a few sums (d) never use it in sums
- 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: glass, banana, watch, mirror, ladder. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) BWMLG (b) LMWBG (c) GBWML (d) BGWML
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) tree (b) sugar (c) elephant (d) mother
- 5.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “bun” rhymes with “bell”. (a) True (b) False
- 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 8.🎵 Which word does “rake” rhyme with? (a) night (b) rain (c) tree (d) cake
- 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 11.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
- 12.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for watch, mango, jalebi, nest is “Wise My ___ Nine”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Dad (b) Jolly (c) Silly (d) Nani
- 13.📅 The digits 24061972 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 24/0619/72 (b) 2406/19/72 (c) 24/06/1972 (d) 240/619/72
- 14.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 8, the tens digit is 8 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 8. What is 9 × 8?
- 15.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) testing yourself helps (c) good memory is just luck (d) attention comes first
- 16.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) no, that is a myth (b) yes, by staring hard (c) yes, in a week (d) yes, with a pill
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) no breaks at all (b) starts weeks early (c) self-tests every week (d) has short breaks
- 18.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 1 (P) stand for? (a) Southern (b) Atlantic (c) Arctic (d) Pacific
- 19.📅 The digits 18032010 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 1803/20/10 (b) 18/0320/10 (c) 180/320/10 (d) 18/03/2010
- 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a van by the swing, a wallet by the slide, an umbrella by the park gate, a lemon by the banyan tree, a frog by the fruit cart. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) park gate (b) banyan tree (c) swing (d) fruit cart
- 23.🎵 Which word does “block” rhyme with? (a) rain (b) king (c) bell (d) clock
- 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never use it in sums (b) skip what letters mean (c) copy it 50 times blindly (d) say it aloud
- 27.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) read it again, focused (c) turn the TV on (d) read it faster
- 28.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) a desk full of toys (c) checking messages (d) notes while listening
- 29.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it wastes time (b) it erases memory (c) it is only for babies (d) it helps learning stick
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) topic in the centre (c) one key word per branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) some kids never forget (c) one reading is enough (d) good memory is just luck
- 32.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic is “Pink ___ Inside Sing Ants”. Which word fills the gap? (a) All (b) Cats (c) Kites (d) Dad
- 33.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) white (b) green (c) saffron
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 35.True or false: “your mother tongue” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) test yourself weekly (b) a formula card (c) never use it in sums (d) use it in a few sums
- 37.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, energy drinks (b) no — habits help most (c) yes, sugar does (d) yes, many do
- 38.👋 What is the best first step when you hear a new name? (a) say it back: “Hi, Riya!” (b) ask for their phone (c) change the topic (d) nod and forget
- 39.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 40.True or false: “your birthday” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- False
- never use it in sums
- GBWML
- sugar
- False
- False
- breaks attention
- cake
- lets it fade
- sounds like the new word
- step 2
- Jolly
- 24/06/1972
- 72
- good memory is just luck
- no, that is a myth
- no breaks at all
- Pacific
- 18/03/2010
- I AM eating a mango
- step 3
- park gate
- clock
- funny actions
- a strong picture
- say it aloud
- read it again, focused
- notes while listening
- it helps learning stick
- tiny, cramped writing
- sleep helps you learn
- All
- white
- step 2
- False
- never use it in sums
- no — habits help most
- say it back: “Hi, Riya!”
- long-term memory
- True
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