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.🔢 What is chunking? (a) splitting into groups (b) writing it twice (c) reading very fast (d) saying it backwards
- 2.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 1. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 2, 4, 7 (b) days 3, 5, 7 (c) days 4, 6, 7 (d) all on day 7
- 3.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: cram it the last night? (a) a smart way (b) a weak way
- 4.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) no time for review (b) no breaks at all (c) starts weeks early (d) only easy subjects
- 5.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: all reviews on one day? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 6.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) you keep all you read (c) meaning makes it stick (d) attention comes first
- 7.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
- 8.🎵 Which word does “bee” rhyme with? (a) king (b) sun (c) tree (d) rain
- 9.👋 You pictured a new friend holding a dove of peace. Which name does the picture help you recall? (a) Shanti (b) Tara (c) Vidya (d) Megha
- 10.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange, red is “Very Inside ___ Goats Yaks Only Red”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Tiny (b) Red (c) Very (d) Bunny
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp chases a rose; the rose sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a mango; the mango rolls into a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) banana (b) mango (c) lamp (d) rose
- 12.🗓️ You forgot a card at a review. What next? (a) never test it (b) wait a month (c) review it sooner (d) throw it away for good
- 13.True or false: “thing” rhymes with “king”. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining it aloud (b) covering the answers (c) copying notes neatly (d) blank-page recall
- 15.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 16.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔤 “MVEMJSUN” helps you remember the planets from the Sun. What does letter 5 (J) stand for? (a) Mars (b) Jupiter (c) Neptune (d) Mercury
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jug by the kitchen, an umbrella by the TV, a whistle by the sofa, a candle by the shoe rack, a glass by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) glass (b) whistle (c) jug (d) candle
- 19.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases memory (b) it wastes time (c) it is only for babies (d) it helps learning stick
- 20.✏️ Your first-letter sentence must keep the list… (a) in any order (b) backwards (c) in ABC order (d) in the same order
- 21.True or false: “using it in a sentence” makes you lose a new name. (a) False (b) True
- 22.📝 A list to learn, in order: anchor, flute, kite, banana, lemon. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) FAKBL (b) AFKBL (c) LBKFA (d) FKBLA
- 23.😴 You feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) water and a short break (b) give up for the day (c) eat lots of sweets (d) keep going for hours
- 24.✋ The 9s trick: for 9 × 7, the tens digit is 7 − 1 and the ones digit is 10 − 7. What is 9 × 7?
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) a goal for each session (c) daydreaming in class (d) three tasks at once
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) noticing the face (b) asking how to spell it (c) linking it to a picture (d) not asking again
- 27.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 28.🎵 Which word rhymes with “cake”? (a) swing (b) kite (c) wing (d) snake
- 29.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 30.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they always rhyme (b) one word holds a list (c) they need no learning (d) they are longer
- 31.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
- 32.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) spare days for doubts (b) late nights every day (c) one subject all week (d) no time for review
- 33.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) daydreaming in class (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) phone in another room
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) mix up the letters (b) copy it 50 times blindly (c) read it once (d) use it in a few sums
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a mango by the dining table, a net by the TV, a wallet by the sofa, an anchor by the kitchen, a ball by the bed. Where did you place the ball? (a) kitchen (b) TV (c) bed (d) sofa
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 37.True or false: “old topics come back” makes a poor revision timetable. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 39.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 4. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 10, 13, 15 (b) days 6, 9, 15 (c) all on day 15 (d) days 7, 10, 13
- 40.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
Answer key
- splitting into groups
- days 2, 4, 7
- a weak way
- starts weeks early
- cramming
- you keep all you read
- step 1
- tree
- Shanti
- Bunny
- rose
- review it sooner
- True
- copying notes neatly
- False
- True
- Jupiter
- jug
- it helps learning stick
- in the same order
- False
- AFKBL
- water and a short break
- 63
- a goal for each session
- not asking again
- 7
- snake
- a good mind map
- one word holds a list
- step 3
- spare days for doubts
- daydreaming in class
- use it in a few sums
- bed
- smell
- False
- 70
- days 6, 9, 15
- notice it
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