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: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 3.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) nothing else (b) what each letter means (c) its colour (d) its spelling backwards
- 4.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: revising before bed? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 5.📆 Where should the hard topics go? (a) the last night (b) earlier, with more time (c) after the exam (d) nowhere
- 6.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a maths sum (b) a long story (c) a list in a fixed order (d) a picture
- 7.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) one huge session (b) gaps that grow longer (c) all reviews on one day (d) 4 hours the night before
- 8.True or false: “your home address” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your best friend’s name (b) your mother tongue (c) the last line you read (d) your birthday
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 11.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or explain it simply? (a) close the book (b) explain it simply
- 12.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 13.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: test yourself weekly? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) scrolling while reading (c) eyes on the speaker (d) notes while listening
- 16.True or false: “a price you just heard” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 8057682159. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 805 762 159 (b) 807 568 2159 (c) 805 768 21599 (d) 805 768 2159
- 18.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) no spare days (b) starts weeks early (c) no time for review (d) one subject all week
- 19.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) sleep helps you learn (c) memory can’t improve (d) one reading is enough
- 20.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic is “Pink All Ice Seven ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Love (b) Uncle (c) All (d) Seven
- 21.True or false: “copy it 50 times blindly” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) quick to see and recall (c) no reason (d) it saves ink
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the national anthem (b) your home address (c) your birthday (d) directions told just now
- 24.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) eyes on the speaker (d) games open on screen
- 26.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) too slow (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) checking messages (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) asking a question
- 28.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: onion, apple, mango? (a) All Mum Owls (b) All Owls Mum (c) Mum All Owls (d) Owls All Mum
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a plain grey box (c) a far-off still tree (d) a mango that sings
- 30.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 5. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) all on day 14 (b) days 10, 13, 14 (c) days 6, 9, 14 (d) days 9, 13, 17
- 31.True or false: “sock” rhymes with “clock”. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these helps your memory? (a) studying very hungry (b) drinking enough water (c) screens till midnight (d) skipping breakfast
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drinking enough water (b) a calm, happy mind (c) an all-night cram (d) a healthy breakfast
- 34.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noticing the face (b) asking how to spell it (c) saying the name back (d) thinking of your reply
- 36.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or check what you missed? (a) close the book (b) check what you missed
- 37.🔢 What is chunking? (a) saying it backwards (b) writing it twice (c) splitting into groups (d) reading very fast
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) sitting still all day (c) hours with no break (d) skipping breakfast
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a mango by the classroom door, a tomato by the notice board, a frog by the school gate, a cat by the stairs, a lamp by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the lamp? (a) teacher’s desk (b) school gate (c) classroom door (d) stairs
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your birthday (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) your best friend’s name (d) a carry while adding
Answer key
- True
- picture the first item
- what each letter means
- helps memory
- earlier, with more time
- a list in a fixed order
- gaps that grow longer
- True
- the last line you read
- step 1
- close the book
- True
- a smart way
- sounds like the new word
- scrolling while reading
- False
- 805 768 2159
- starts weeks early
- sleep helps you learn
- All
- False
- quick to see and recall
- directions told just now
- True
- games open on screen
- easier to keep
- checking messages
- Owls All Mum
- a mango that sings
- days 6, 9, 14
- True
- drinking enough water
- an all-night cram
- 5
- thinking of your reply
- close the book
- splitting into groups
- a full night’s sleep
- teacher’s desk
- a carry while adding
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