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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test

Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 941 · 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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an ant by the TV, an orange by the door, an igloo by the dining table, a radio by the sofa, a cat by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) igloo (b) orange (c) radio (d) cat
  2. 2.📅 The digits 27072007 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 2707/20/07 (b) 27/07/2007 (c) 27/0720/07 (d) 270/720/07
  3. 3.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4? (a) an acronym (b) chunking (c) a rhyme (d) a first-letter sentence
  4. 4.True or false: “hours with no break” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a quiet place to study (c) notes while listening (d) scrolling while reading
  6. 6.🧠 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
  7. 7.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
  8. 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
  9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  10. 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
  11. 11.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a drawing (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
  12. 12.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Southern, Arctic is “___ All Ice Seven Ants”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Pigs (b) Funny (c) Silly (d) Wet
  13. 13.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
  14. 14.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Cats Eat Play Cats (b) Eat Cats Play Cats (c) Cats Play Cats Eat (d) Eat Cats Cats Play
  16. 16.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “the second month”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) Febuary (b) Febrary (c) Februry (d) February
  17. 17.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a long story (d) a picture
  18. 18.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “June, April, September, November too — thirty days each, and that is ___.” (a) known (b) clear (c) right (d) true
  19. 19.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) one word holds a list (b) they need no learning (c) they always rhyme (d) they are longer
  20. 20.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for goat, nest, duck, lemon is “___ Neat Dad Lazy”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Uncle (b) Young (c) Red (d) Grab
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a formula card (b) see where it comes from (c) know what each letter is (d) cram it the last night
  22. 22.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  23. 23.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
  24. 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  25. 25.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.👋 What is the best first step when you hear a new name? (a) ask for their phone (b) change the topic (c) nod and forget (d) say it back: “Hi, Riya!”
  27. 27.True or false: “swing” rhymes with “night”. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  29. 29.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a carry while adding (b) directions told just now (c) an OTP you just got (d) the national anthem
  30. 30.🎵 Which word does “chain” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) clock (c) rain (d) sun
  31. 31.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “drinking enough water” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
  34. 34.True or false: “mixes subjects each day” makes a good revision timetable. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  36. 36.👋 Which spelling trick fits the word “separate”? (a) it rhymes with gate (b) there is “a rat” in it (c) it starts with “per” (d) it has a double e
  37. 37.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing after a week (d) studying when sleepy
  38. 38.Which of these is spaced practice? (a) starting the exam eve (b) no review until the test (c) 15 minutes on 4 days (d) learning it all at once
  39. 39.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: one subject all week? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
  40. 40.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: no review until the test? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice

Answer key

  1. radio
  2. 27/07/2007
  3. chunking
  4. False
  5. scrolling while reading
  6. keep it in memory
  7. a good mind map
  8. smell
  9. step 2
  10. a poor mind map
  11. first letters as a word
  12. Pigs
  13. notice it
  14. False
  15. Eat Cats Play Cats
  16. February
  17. a list in a fixed order
  18. true
  19. one word holds a list
  20. Grab
  21. cram it the last night
  22. short-term memory
  23. new words in a language
  24. step 4
  25. False
  26. say it back: “Hi, Riya!”
  27. False
  28. short-term memory
  29. the national anthem
  30. rain
  31. True
  32. True
  33. add more stops
  34. True
  35. breaks attention
  36. there is “a rat” in it
  37. reviewing after a week
  38. 15 minutes on 4 days
  39. a poor timetable
  40. cramming

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