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Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 929 · 40 questions
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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. 1.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) ideas with no links (d) one key word per branch
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite pulls a doll; the doll bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a watch; the watch crashes into a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) banana (c) watch (d) umbrella
  3. 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
  4. 4.😴 You go to bed at 10:30 PM and wake up at 8:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  6. 6.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
  7. 7.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) a price you just heard (b) your birthday (c) your best friend’s name (d) the national anthem
  8. 8.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 4. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) all on day 15 (b) days 11, 14, 15 (c) days 5, 8, 15 (d) days 8, 12, 16
  9. 9.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: VIBGYOR for the colours of the rainbow? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) chunking (d) a rhyme
  10. 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
  11. 11.True or false: “revising before bed” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
  13. 13.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or get it back later? (a) keep it in memory (b) get it back later
  14. 14.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) copy it 50 times blindly (b) a formula card (c) use it in a few sums (d) test yourself weekly
  15. 15.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) shake (b) rake (c) fight (d) spring
  16. 16.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: linking it to a picture? (a) loses names (b) helps with names
  17. 17.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) revise, then sleep well (b) study all night (c) play games all night (d) skip sleep and dinner
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all reviews on one day (b) 4 hours the night before (c) old topics each Sunday (d) starting the exam eve
  19. 19.📚 You must revise 6 chapters, 3 chapters a day. How many days will it take?
  20. 20.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 5. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) all on day 17 (b) days 6, 10, 17 (c) days 12, 16, 17 (d) days 8, 11, 14
  21. 21.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember this list, in order: duck, kettle, rope? (a) Dogs Kind Runs (b) Kind Dogs Runs (c) Runs Kind Dogs (d) Kind Runs Dogs
  22. 22.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
  23. 23.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) linking it to a picture (b) looking at your phone (c) rushing the greeting (d) thinking of your reply
  24. 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
  25. 25.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: one huge session? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  26. 26.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  27. 27.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) only easy subjects (b) has short breaks (c) no spare days (d) no time for review
  28. 28.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  29. 29.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🎵 Which word does not rhyme with the other three? (a) lake (b) make (c) fight (d) snake
  31. 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) asking a question (c) scrolling while reading (d) a clear, tidy desk
  33. 33.✏️ What is a first-letter sentence? (a) initials match the list (b) a list of numbers (c) a very long word (d) a rhyme about cats
  34. 34.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they need no learning (b) they are longer (c) one word holds a list (d) they always rhyme
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) starts weeks early (b) no spare days (c) spare days for doubts (d) has short breaks
  36. 36.True or false: “a calm, happy mind” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🗣️ 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
  38. 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
  39. 39.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) in the first day or two (b) only in exams (c) never (d) after ten years
  40. 40.True or false: “starting the exam eve” is spaced practice. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. ideas with no links
  2. banana
  3. each link leads on
  4. 10
  5. step 2
  6. later today and tomorrow
  7. a price you just heard
  8. days 5, 8, 15
  9. an acronym
  10. hear the new word
  11. True
  12. 11
  13. keep it in memory
  14. copy it 50 times blindly
  15. fight
  16. helps with names
  17. revise, then sleep well
  18. old topics each Sunday
  19. 2
  20. days 6, 10, 17
  21. Dogs Kind Runs
  22. new words in a language
  23. linking it to a picture
  24. stem
  25. cramming
  26. step 2
  27. has short breaks
  28. 4
  29. False
  30. fight
  31. a weak picture
  32. scrolling while reading
  33. initials match the list
  34. one word holds a list
  35. no spare days
  36. False
  37. find a sound-alike word
  38. picture the first item
  39. in the first day or two
  40. False

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