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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.True or false: “your birthday” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 3.True or false: “your home address” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 4.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot crashes into a watch; the watch sings to a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a tiger; the tiger sits on a candle. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) candle (b) parrot (c) mirror (d) watch
- 6.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 7.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 8.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) only easy subjects (b) one subject all week (c) old topics come back (d) no breaks at all
- 9.🎵 Finish the memory rhyme: “Seven eights are fifty-six, learn it fast with little ___.” (a) tricks (b) steps (c) games (d) songs
- 10.🎵 Which word does “bee” rhyme with? (a) night (b) rain (c) bell (d) tree
- 11.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) late nights every day (b) only easy subjects (c) starts the night before (d) spare days for doubts
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 13.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) you like spelling (b) there is no list (c) the letters make no word (d) the list is short
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 15.Which of these helps attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a desk full of toys (c) scrolling while reading (d) chatting in class
- 16.🔤 “ECPC” helps you remember the steps of the water cycle. What does letter 3 (P) stand for? (a) evaporation (b) precipitation (c) condensation (d) collection
- 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 18.🎵 Which word does “well” rhyme with? (a) tree (b) sun (c) night (d) bell
- 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 20.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a plain grey box (c) a dull white wall (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 21.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) sound (b) taste (c) smell (d) touch
- 23.👋 What is the best first step when you hear a new name? (a) ask for their phone (b) say it back: “Hi, Riya!” (c) change the topic (d) nod and forget
- 24.📆 You missed one day of your timetable. What is best? (a) adjust the plan calmly (b) study all night (c) give up the plan (d) skip that topic
- 25.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the four directions, clockwise from north, in order: north, east, south, west? (a) ESWN (b) NESW (c) WSEN (d) ENSW
- 26.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 27.✏️ Which first-letter sentence helps you remember the steps of the water cycle (evaporation, condensation, precipitation, collection)? (a) Eight Crazy Pink Cats (b) Cats Pink Crazy Eight (c) Crazy Pink Cats Eight (d) Crazy Eight Pink Cats
- 28.🎵 Which word does “bun” rhyme with? (a) rain (b) clock (c) sun (d) cake
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) closed-book writing (b) re-reading the chapter (c) covering the answers (d) teaching your sibling
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP you just got (b) a carry while adding (c) the national anthem (d) a number you just heard
- 32.🔤 VIBGYOR helps you remember… (a) the months (b) the oceans (c) the rainbow colours (d) the planets
- 33.🔤 Why do acronyms help memory? (a) they are longer (b) they always rhyme (c) they need no learning (d) one word holds a list
- 34.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) hear it once (b) hope for the best (c) review and use it often (d) read it once
- 35.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: 15 minutes on 4 days? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a lamp; the lamp falls into a radio; the radio sings to a coconut; the coconut rolls into a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) lamp (b) radio (c) coconut (d) banana
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a carry while adding (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) a price you just heard (d) directions told just now
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) highlighting everything (b) explaining it aloud (c) blank-page recall (d) quizzing with cards
- 39.📐 Smart or weak way to learn a formula: skip what letters mean? (a) a weak way (b) a smart way
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
Answer key
- False
- link it to the meaning
- False
- True
- parrot
- later today and tomorrow
- 10
- old topics come back
- tricks
- tree
- spare days for doubts
- the word’s meaning
- the letters make no word
- smell
- eyes on the speaker
- precipitation
- lets it fade
- bell
- helps attention
- a laughing tiffin box
- 5
- taste
- say it back: “Hi, Riya!”
- adjust the plan calmly
- NESW
- True
- Eight Crazy Pink Cats
- sun
- re-reading the chapter
- a strong picture
- the national anthem
- the rainbow colours
- one word holds a list
- review and use it often
- spaced practice
- coconut
- how to ride a bicycle
- highlighting everything
- a weak way
- link it to the next item
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