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.🏰 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.📅 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.🧰 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.True or false: “hours with no break” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🧠 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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 11.🔤 What is an acronym? (a) a long poem (b) a drawing (c) a type of number (d) first letters as a word
- 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.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
- 14.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🔤 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.🔤 An acronym works best for… (a) a list in a fixed order (b) a maths sum (c) a long story (d) a picture
- 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.🔤 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.✏️ 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.🔍 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.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 23.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 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.True or false: “highlighting everything” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 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.True or false: “swing” rhymes with “night”. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 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.🎵 Which word does “chain” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) clock (c) rain (d) sun
- 31.True or false: “highlighting everything” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 32.True or false: “drinking enough water” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 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.True or false: “mixes subjects each day” makes a good revision timetable. (a) False (b) True
- 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 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.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.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.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: one subject all week? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
- 40.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: no review until the test? (a) cramming (b) spaced practice
Answer key
- radio
- 27/07/2007
- chunking
- False
- scrolling while reading
- keep it in memory
- a good mind map
- smell
- step 2
- a poor mind map
- first letters as a word
- Pigs
- notice it
- False
- Eat Cats Play Cats
- February
- a list in a fixed order
- true
- one word holds a list
- Grab
- cram it the last night
- short-term memory
- new words in a language
- step 4
- False
- say it back: “Hi, Riya!”
- False
- short-term memory
- the national anthem
- rain
- True
- True
- add more stops
- True
- breaks attention
- there is “a rat” in it
- reviewing after a week
- 15 minutes on 4 days
- a poor timetable
- cramming
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