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: “mixes subjects each day” makes a poor revision timetable. (a) False (b) True
- 2.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it doesn’t matter (c) it only helps in sport (d) you keep what you notice
- 3.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it wastes time (b) it helps learning stick (c) it erases memory (d) it is only for babies
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 5.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or keep it in memory? (a) notice it (b) keep it in memory
- 6.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an inkpot by the shoe rack, a tomato by the door, a glass by the gate, a kettle by the sofa, a candle by the TV. What did you place by the gate? (a) candle (b) tomato (c) glass (d) kettle
- 8.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Eight planets spin around the Sun; Mercury is the closest ___.” (a) star (b) planet (c) one (d) world
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) writing it down later (b) looking at your phone (c) not asking again (d) hearing it only once
- 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) water in a PAN (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) revising before bed (b) staying up very late (c) a calm, happy mind (d) short study breaks
- 12.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: jalebi, anchor, ice cream? (a) Ants Inside Jolly (b) Inside Ants Jolly (c) Jolly Ants Inside (d) Ants Jolly Inside
- 13.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for root, stem, leaf, flower is “Runs Sing Lazy ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Neat (b) My (c) Frogs (d) Kids
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 15.🗣️ 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
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.True or false: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950 — that is chunking. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
- 20.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) see where it comes from (b) a formula card (c) mix up the letters (d) test yourself weekly
- 21.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: hours with no break? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 22.⏰ You revise each of 6 chapters 2 times, for 15 minutes each time. How many minutes is that in all?
- 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 24.✏️ Which first-letter sentence is easier to keep? (a) one with no picture (b) a dull, plain one (c) a silly, funny one (d) a very long one
- 25.True or false: “see where it comes from” is a weak way to learn a formula. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 27.📝 A list to learn, in order: watch, glass, parrot, cat. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) CPGW (b) WGPC (c) GPCW (d) GWPC
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hearing it only once (b) looking at your phone (c) saying the name back (d) thinking of your reply
- 29.📝 A list to learn, in order: shoe, duck, ball, key. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DSBK (b) KBDS (c) DBKS (d) SDBK
- 30.🔢 You want to remember the number 621439854590. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 6214 3985 5490 (b) 6214 3985 459 (c) 6214 3985 54590 (d) 6214 3985 4590
- 31.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they need no learning
- 32.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 33.📝 A list to learn, in order: net, umpire, goat, ant, radio. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) NUGAR (b) RAGUN (c) UNGAR (d) UGARN
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) spare days for doubts (b) no spare days (c) no time for review (d) starts the night before
- 36.🧪 After a self-test, what do you do with mistakes? (a) ignore them (b) start a new topic (c) hide them (d) review them, test again
- 37.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) review on days 1, 3, 7 (b) 4 hours the night before (c) one huge session (d) all reviews on one day
- 38.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 39.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a coconut; the coconut pulls a goat; the goat bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sings to a jug. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) goat (b) jeep (c) coconut (d) tent
Answer key
- False
- you keep what you notice
- it helps learning stick
- sound
- notice it
- 14
- glass
- one
- writing it down later
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- staying up very late
- Jolly Ants Inside
- Frogs
- a weak picture
- find a sound-alike word
- link it to the meaning
- True
- True
- to keep the order
- mix up the letters
- hurts memory
- 180
- the pen stirring tea
- a silly, funny one
- False
- step 1
- WGPC
- saying the name back
- SDBK
- 6214 3985 4590
- one word holds a list
- 150
- NUGAR
- flowers
- spare days for doubts
- review them, test again
- review on days 1, 3, 7
- 5
- True
- tent
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