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.📅 The digits 22071954 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 220/719/54 (b) 22/0719/54 (c) 22/07/1954 (d) 2207/19/54
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 3.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) first letters as a word (c) a drawing (d) a type of number
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) mother (b) cat (c) elephant (d) foot
- 5.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 6, the tens digit is 6 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 6. What is 9 × 6?
- 6.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 9, the tens digit is 9 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 9. What is 9 × 9?
- 7.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: skip what letters mean? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
- 8.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a mind map (d) chunking
- 9.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) images stick better (c) they are boring (d) they need no attention
- 10.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🧰 To learn a times-table fact like 7 × 8 = 56, which method suits best? (a) an acronym (b) a rhyme (c) chunking (d) a mind map
- 12.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 4. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) all on day 17 (b) days 5, 9, 17 (c) days 8, 12, 16 (d) days 12, 16, 17
- 14.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) changes daily (b) is very long (c) has no pattern (d) means something to you
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 16.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 2. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) all on day 13 (b) days 4, 6, 8 (c) days 4, 8, 13 (d) days 7, 11, 13
- 17.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 1 (S) stand for? (a) white (b) saffron (c) green
- 18.🎵 Which word does “lane” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) cake (c) night (d) rain
- 19.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: staying up very late? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 20.🃏 You test yourself on 26 flashcards and get 8 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 21.True or false: “mix up the letters” is a smart way to learn a formula. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know”? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
- 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 24.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
- 26.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 27.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) long-term memory (b) muscle memory (c) short-term memory (d) no memory
- 28.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) late nights every day (b) no time for review (c) no spare days (d) starts weeks early
- 29.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) asking how to spell it (b) never using the name (c) thinking of your reply (d) looking at your phone
- 30.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 32.📝 A list to learn, in order: tiger, vase, jalebi, bucket. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) VJBT (b) TVJB (c) BJVT (d) VTJB
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep time kept (b) no breaks at all (c) starts weeks early (d) self-tests every week
- 34.🔢 You want to remember the number 2826626128. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 282 662 6128 (b) 282 626 128 (c) 282 662 6218 (d) 282 662 66128
- 35.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) tests are just fun (b) it needs no effort (c) it is faster to read (d) recalling makes it stick
- 36.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: looking at your phone? (a) helps with names (b) loses names
- 37.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) bake (b) make (c) lake (d) white
- 38.True or false: “block” rhymes with “clock”. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “apart, not together”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) seperate (b) seprate (c) separate (d) separete
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) elephant (b) flower (c) book (d) sugar
Answer key
- 22/07/1954
- link it to the next item
- first letters as a word
- foot
- 54
- 81
- a weak way
- chunking
- images stick better
- False
- a rhyme
- False
- days 5, 9, 17
- means something to you
- step 4
- days 4, 8, 13
- saffron
- rain
- hurts memory
- 18
- False
- a rhyme
- lets it fade
- False
- taste
- 3
- short-term memory
- starts weeks early
- asking how to spell it
- helps you keep it
- the word’s meaning
- TVJB
- no breaks at all
- 282 662 6128
- recalling makes it stick
- loses names
- white
- True
- separate
- book
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