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.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a goat; the goat falls into a van; the van pulls a candle; the candle bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) wallet (b) cat (c) van (d) candle
- 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 3.Which of these is a smart way to learn a formula? (a) read it once (b) mix up the letters (c) cram it the last night (d) know what each letter is
- 4.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 5.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a list of words only (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a far-off still tree
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) one reading is enough (c) meaning makes it stick (d) pills give super memory
- 7.Which of these helps attention? (a) one task at a time (b) three tasks at once (c) checking messages (d) TV on while studying
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 9.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Twelve twelves make one forty-four, learn it once and then once ___.” (a) more (b) twice (c) fast (d) again
- 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 11.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a full night’s sleep? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 12.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) your best friend’s name (c) your mother tongue (d) a carry while adding
- 13.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the parts of a plant, bottom to top (root, stem, leaf, flower)? (a) Seven Runs Lions Frogs (b) Frogs Lions Seven Runs (c) Runs Seven Lions Frogs (d) Seven Lions Frogs Runs
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 16.🎵 Which word rhymes with “tree”? (a) tell (b) white (c) key (d) shock
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) have tiny pores (c) attract bees (d) carries water upward
- 18.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
- 19.🎵 Which word rhymes with “night”? (a) ton (b) rock (c) spring (d) kite
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 21.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the steps of the water cycle, in order: evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection? (a) CEPC (b) ECCP (c) CPCE (d) ECPC
- 23.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) copying a whole page (c) topic in the centre (d) small doodles
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 25.✏️ 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
- 26.🎵 Which word rhymes with “king”? (a) snake (b) key (c) spring (d) sock
- 27.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) it speeds up (c) nothing changes (d) you forget more
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 29.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) only in exams (c) in the first day or two (d) after ten years
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 31.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
- 32.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) tables learned long ago (b) an OTP you just got (c) your home address (d) your birthday
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) 15 minutes on 4 days (b) learning it all at once (c) 4 hours the night before (d) all reviews on one day
- 34.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: only easy subjects? (a) a poor timetable (b) a good timetable
- 35.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 36.🔤 “ELPA” helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly. What does letter 4 (A) stand for? (a) pupa (b) egg (c) adult (d) larva
- 37.Which of these makes you lose a new name? (a) asking how to spell it (b) noticing the face (c) never using the name (d) writing it down later
- 38.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: check what you missed or close the book? (a) check what you missed (b) close the book
- 39.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) you like spelling (b) the list is short (c) there is no list (d) the letters make no word
- 40.👋 Which way of learning a spelling works best? (a) read it once (b) look-cover-write-check (c) spell it aloud backwards (d) copy it 100 times
Answer key
- van
- each link leads on
- know what each letter is
- a fact
- a bright red flying cow
- meaning makes it stick
- one task at a time
- step 2
- more
- breaks attention
- helps memory
- a carry while adding
- Runs Seven Lions Frogs
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- key
- have tiny pores
- step 1
- kite
- step 4
- False
- ECPC
- copying a whole page
- picture the first item
- a silly, funny one
- spring
- it slows down
- step 1
- in the first day or two
- stem
- step 3
- an OTP you just got
- 15 minutes on 4 days
- a poor timetable
- replay the story
- adult
- never using the name
- close the book
- the letters make no word
- look-cover-write-check
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