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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) holds up the leaves (d) hold the plant firm
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 4.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: fruit and vegetables? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 6.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 7.True or false: “saying the name back” makes you lose a new name. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a needle by the notice board, a rose by the teacher’s desk, a parrot by the classroom door, a fan by the stairs, an igloo by the school gate. Where did you place the needle? (a) notice board (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) school gate
- 10.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or pay attention? (a) get it back later (b) pay attention
- 11.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 12.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) names can’t be learned (b) not paying attention (c) you are bad at names (d) your brain is full
- 13.True or false: “blank-page recall” is passive review. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) kitaab (c) dola (d) ped
- 16.👋 Which spelling trick fits the word “separate”? (a) it rhymes with gate (b) it has a double e (c) it starts with “per” (d) there is “a rat” in it
- 17.🔢 Why is 987 654 3210 easier to hold than 9876543210? (a) three chunks, not ten (b) it has fewer digits (c) it is printed bigger (d) it is a smaller number
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a blurry shape
- 19.🔢 You want to remember the number 878690216. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 877 869 0216 (b) 788 690 216 (c) 878 690 216 (d) 878 902 16
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see colours (b) smell food (c) taste sweet (d) feel rough or smooth
- 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a far-off still tree (d) the word in small print
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) read words (b) smell smoke (c) hear a bell (d) taste sour
- 24.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) a very long word (b) a list of numbers (c) a rhyme about cats (d) initials match the list
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 26.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 28.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 29.Which of these is active recall? (a) blank-page recall (b) highlighting everything (c) staring at the page (d) re-reading the chapter
- 30.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: writing it down later? (a) loses names (b) helps with names
- 31.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
- 32.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 33.🗓️ Why should the gaps grow longer? (a) each review lasts longer (b) to save paper (c) to forget faster (d) no reason
- 34.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 35.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a plain grey box (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 36.🔢 Use the pattern of the 9 times table. Which of these numbers is in the 9 times table? (a) 44 (b) 46 (c) 47 (d) 45
- 37.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) checking messages (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) TV on while studying
- 38.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom, in order: saffron, white, green? (a) SWG (b) WSG (c) GWS (d) WGS
- 39.Which of these makes a poor revision timetable? (a) old topics come back (b) self-tests every week (c) sleep time kept (d) late nights every day
- 40.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) sell (b) free (c) tell (d) well
Answer key
- funny actions
- holds up the leaves
- nose
- helps memory
- link it to the next item
- choose a place you know
- False
- step 2
- notice board
- pay attention
- long-term memory
- not paying attention
- False
- False
- kitaab
- there is “a rat” in it
- three chunks, not ten
- a blurry shape
- 878 690 216
- see colours
- each link leads on
- a frog wearing a crown
- taste sour
- initials match the list
- step 4
- to keep the order
- find a sound-alike word
- 12
- blank-page recall
- helps with names
- step 3
- 17
- each review lasts longer
- 12
- a plain grey box
- 45
- a clear, tidy desk
- SWG
- late nights every day
- free
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