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 a first-letter sentence? (a) a very long word (b) initials match the list (c) a rhyme about cats (d) a list of numbers
- 2.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 3.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “the second month”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) Februry (b) February (c) Febrary (d) Febuary
- 4.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 2 (C) stand for? (a) condensation (b) evaporation (c) precipitation (d) collection
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 6.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) all in one colour (c) long sentences (d) topic in the centre
- 8.📅 The digits 08091980 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 08/09/1980 (b) 08/0919/80 (c) 080/919/80 (d) 0809/19/80
- 9.📅 The digits 25051975 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 25/0519/75 (b) 25/05/1975 (c) 250/519/75 (d) 2505/19/75
- 10.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a blurry shape (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a dull white wall
- 11.🗓️ Your exam is in 8 days. You have 4 chapters and need 1 day to learn each one. The other days are for revision. How many revision days do you get?
- 12.Which of these is a weak way to learn a formula? (a) read it once (b) know what each letter is (c) draw a labelled picture (d) say it aloud
- 13.🔢 You want to remember the number 9909304404. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 990 930 4044 (b) 990 934 404 (c) 990 930 44044 (d) 990 930 4404
- 14.📅 The digits 04031959 are a date: day, month, year. Which chunking shows the date? (a) 040/319/59 (b) 04/0319/59 (c) 04/03/1959 (d) 0403/19/59
- 15.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for net, urn, whistle, fan, monkey is “Nine Uncle Wins Frogs ___”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Frogs (b) Cats (c) Mum (d) Tiny
- 16.True or false: “the last line you read” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔢 A chunk is easiest to keep when it… (a) means something to you (b) changes daily (c) is very long (d) has no pattern
- 18.🧰 To learn a 10-digit phone number, which method suits best? (a) chunking (b) an acronym (c) a mind map (d) a first-letter sentence
- 19.👋 Helps you keep a new name, or makes you lose it: linking it to a picture? (a) loses names (b) helps with names
- 20.🃏 You test yourself on 15 spellings and get 10 right. How many go back in the “again” pile?
- 21.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the rainbow colours (c) the planets (d) the oceans
- 22.🎵 Which word does “tell” rhyme with? (a) clock (b) bell (c) rain (d) night
- 23.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) ELPA (c) LPAE (d) APLE
- 24.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a pillow; the pillow crashes into a flute; the flute bounces onto an orange; the orange tickles a banana. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) flute (b) pillow (c) shoe (d) banana
- 26.📚 You must revise 8 chapters, 2 chapters a day. How many days will it take?
- 27.True or false: “Water is H-two-O, the formula to know” — that is a rhyme. (a) True (b) False
- 28.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) never (c) only in exams (d) in the first day or two
- 29.🧪 Active recall or passive review: copying notes neatly? (a) active recall (b) passive review
- 30.True or false: “teaching your sibling” is passive review. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) chatting in class (c) short planned breaks (d) eyes on the speaker
- 32.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 3. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 5, 7, 9 (b) days 10, 13, 15 (c) days 5, 8, 15 (d) all on day 15
- 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 35.🔤 Which is the right spelling of the word for “the world around us”? Tip: say it in parts. (a) environmint (b) environment (c) envirnment (d) enviroment
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) not asking again (b) using it in a sentence (c) noticing the face (d) saying the name back
- 38.True or false: “free” rhymes with “tree”. (a) False (b) True
- 39.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) forgetting starts late (c) we forget fast at first (d) we never forget
- 40.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- initials match the list
- 10
- February
- condensation
- step 2
- False
- topic in the centre
- 08/09/1980
- 25/05/1975
- a frog wearing a crown
- 4
- read it once
- 990 930 4404
- 04/03/1959
- Mum
- False
- means something to you
- chunking
- helps with names
- 5
- the rainbow colours
- bell
- ELPA
- put pictures at stops
- pillow
- 4
- True
- in the first day or two
- passive review
- False
- chatting in class
- days 5, 8, 15
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- environment
- step 1
- not asking again
- True
- we forget fast at first
- False
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