Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test

Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 9 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🃏 Round 1: you test yourself on 30 spellings and get 8 right. Round 2: you retest only the wrong ones and get 7 of them right. How many are still wrong?
2. 2.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
3. 3.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) only pictures (b) only numbers (c) nothing at all (d) numbers and letter lists
4. 4.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a type of number (c) a drawing (d) first letters as a word
5. 5.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) never (c) the exam night (d) next month
6. 6.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) the main topic (c) your name (d) a small detail
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reviewing the next day (c) learning without meaning (d) testing yourself
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a plain grey box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a far-off still tree
9. 9.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
10. 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a vase by the classroom door, a monkey by the blackboard, a shoe by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the stairs, an inkpot by the notice board. What did you place by the notice board? (a) shoe (b) inkpot (c) lemon (d) vase
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) drinking enough water (c) fruit and vegetables (d) playing outdoors
12. 12.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) changes daily (b) has no pattern (c) means something to you (d) is very long
13. 13.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
14. 14.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 5. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 8, 10, 11 (b) days 8, 11, 14 (c) all on day 11 (d) days 6, 8, 11
15. 15.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
16. 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) holds up the leaves (c) make seeds (d) attract bees
17. 17.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
18. 18.Which of these breaks attention? (a) checking messages (b) notes while listening (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) phone in another room
19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a jug; the jug bounces onto a fan; the fan pulls a lemon; the lemon sits on a parrot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lemon (b) jug (c) apple (d) parrot
20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a glass by the park gate, a duck by the swing, a jug by the fruit cart, a violin by the banyan tree, a guava by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) jug (b) duck (c) violin (d) guava
21. 21.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
22. 22.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “the day after today”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) tommorrow (b) tommorow (c) tomorow (d) tomorrow
23. 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
24. 24.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) for years (b) forever (c) only a short while (d) until next month
25. 25.True or false: “old topics each Sunday” is cramming. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: sitting still all day? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
27. 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: cat, tiger, duck? (a) Toys Dance Cook (b) Dance Toys Cook (c) Cook Toys Dance (d) Toys Cook Dance
28. 28.🔢 You want to remember the number 7147939137. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 714 793 39137 (b) 714 793 9317 (c) 714 793 9137 (d) 714 793 913
29. 29.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cook Play Crazy Every (b) Every Cook Play Crazy (c) Cook Every Play Crazy (d) Crazy Play Cook Every
30. 30.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the oceans (b) the rainbow colours (c) the months (d) the planets
31. 31.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) not paying attention (b) names can’t be learned (c) you are bad at names (d) your brain is full
32. 32.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
33. 33.🗓️ Your exam is in 18 days. You have 4 chapters and need 3 days to learn each one. The other days are for revision. How many revision days do you get?
34. 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) carries food to parts (c) holds up the leaves (d) hold the plant firm
35. 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
36. 36.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
37. 37.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 26 (b) 28 (c) 29 (d) 27
38. 38.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) rocket (d) honesty
39. 39.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False

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