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.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Nine nines are eighty-one, now this table’s nearly done”? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) sight
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) meaning makes it stick (c) testing yourself helps (d) one reading is enough
- 4.🔢 You want to remember the number 813416181783. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 8134 1618 17883 (b) 8134 1181 783 (c) 8143 1618 1783 (d) 8134 1618 1783
- 5.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Twelve twelves make one forty-four, learn it once and then once ___.” (a) twice (b) fast (c) again (d) more
- 6.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 4, the tens digit is 4 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 4. What is 9 × 4?
- 7.📐 Why learn the meaning behind a formula? (a) it looks smart (b) there is no need (c) it is shorter (d) you can rebuild it
- 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 9.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) topic in a corner (c) long sentences (d) a colour for each branch
- 10.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) an acronym (b) a mind map (c) chunking (d) a long story
- 11.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 12.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 13.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) 15 minutes on 4 days (b) old topics each Sunday (c) one huge session (d) gaps that grow longer
- 15.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: never use it in sums? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
- 16.🧰 The first letters of your list are W, T, F, Q, X — no word. What helps? (a) nothing at all (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) an acronym word
- 17.✏️ 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
- 18.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 19.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) the word “umbrella”
- 20.🔤 “SWG” helps you remember the colours of the Indian flag, top to bottom. What does letter 2 (W) stand for? (a) saffron (b) white (c) green
- 21.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
- 22.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: sleep time kept? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
- 23.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 24.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 25.🔤 “PAISA” helps you remember the oceans, biggest first. What does letter 2 (A) stand for? (a) Atlantic (b) Pacific (c) Southern (d) Arctic
- 26.🃏 You test yourself on 21 formulas and get 15 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 27.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) never testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) reviewing the next day
- 28.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 29.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) bright (b) wing (c) main (d) rock
- 30.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) a calm, happy mind (c) drinking enough water (d) skipping breakfast
- 31.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: reading 26011950 as 26/01/1950? (a) a first-letter sentence (b) a rhyme (c) an acronym (d) chunking
- 32.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your best friend’s name (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) your home address (d) the last line you read
- 33.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 34.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 35.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: whistle, candle, banana? (a) Wise Crazy Bakes (b) Crazy Wise Bakes (c) Crazy Bakes Wise (d) Bakes Crazy Wise
- 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 37.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) copy it 50 times blindly (b) cram it the last night (c) read it once (d) test yourself weekly
- 38.🧪 What is the best way to remember what you study? (a) read it many times (b) listen once (c) test yourself often (d) highlight it all
- 39.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a goat; the goat rolls into a rose; the rose crashes into an urn; the urn chases a ladder. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) rose (b) goat (c) urn (d) banana
Answer key
- a rhyme
- smell
- one reading is enough
- 8134 1618 1783
- more
- 36
- you can rebuild it
- lets it fade
- a colour for each branch
- an acronym
- a fact
- 5
- False
- one huge session
- a weak way
- a first-letter sentence
- a silly, funny one
- 12
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- white
- step 3
- a good timetable
- yes, with new pictures
- a poor mind map
- Atlantic
- 6
- never testing yourself
- 8
- bright
- skipping breakfast
- chunking
- the last line you read
- 12
- True
- Wise Crazy Bakes
- helps attention
- test yourself weekly
- test yourself often
- a myth
- banana
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