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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 2.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) testing yourself helps (c) cramming lasts for years (d) attention comes first
- 3.📝 A list to learn, in order: kite, onion, tomato, van, duck. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) DVTOK (b) OKTVD (c) OTVDK (d) KOTVD
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat jumps over a lemon; the lemon crashes into a coconut; the coconut tickles an umpire; the umpire sings to a violin. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) umpire (c) lemon (d) coconut
- 6.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
- 7.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: sitting still all day? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 8.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: “Silly White Goats” for saffron, white, green? (a) an acronym (b) a first-letter sentence (c) a rhyme (d) chunking
- 9.Which of these helps your memory? (a) sitting still all day (b) short study breaks (c) skipping breakfast (d) screens till midnight
- 10.📐 In the 9 times table from 9 × 1 to 9 × 10, the digits of each answer add up to… (a) 18 (b) 9 (c) 8 (d) 10
- 11.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) numbers and letter lists (b) only pictures (c) only numbers (d) nothing at all
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing after a week (c) testing yourself (d) linking to what you know
- 14.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the planets from the Sun, in order: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune? (a) VEMJSUNM (b) VMEMJSUN (c) MVEMJSUN (d) NUSJMEVM
- 15.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) names can’t be learned (b) you are bad at names (c) your brain is full (d) not paying attention
- 16.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or keep it in memory? (a) get it back later (b) keep it in memory
- 17.🔢 You want to remember the number 259258020. Which chunked version keeps every digit in the same order? (a) 259 258 8020 (b) 529 258 020 (c) 259 258 020 (d) 259 258 20
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one huge session (b) a little every day (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) gaps that grow longer
- 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 20.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 21.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing after a week (d) explaining to a friend
- 24.✏️ When is a first-letter sentence better than an acronym? (a) you like spelling (b) there is no list (c) the list is short (d) the letters make no word
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto a needle; the needle sits on an orange; the orange chases a jeep; the jeep falls into a fan. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) orange (c) jeep (d) vase
- 26.True or false: “the national anthem” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a little every day (b) short reviews over weeks (c) review on days 1, 3, 7 (d) no review until the test
- 28.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 29.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 2. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 3, 5, 11 (b) days 8, 10, 11 (c) days 6, 10, 14 (d) all on day 11
- 30.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 31.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 32.🧰 The first letters of your list already spell a word. Which is easiest? (a) a mind map (b) chunking (c) an acronym (d) a long story
- 33.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: learning it all at once? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
- 34.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 35.🗓️ You learn a new topic on day 5. Which review plan has gaps that grow longer each time? (a) days 7, 9, 11 (b) days 7, 12, 18 (c) all on day 18 (d) days 11, 16, 18
- 36.😴 Which break is best during study? (a) a short walk or stretch (b) an hour of games (c) a long TV show (d) scrolling videos
- 37.Which of these helps you keep a new name? (a) asking how to spell it (b) hearing it only once (c) never using the name (d) rushing the greeting
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 39.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your mother tongue? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
Answer key
- a strong picture
- cramming lasts for years
- KOTVD
- step 4
- lemon
- learn the topic
- hurts memory
- a first-letter sentence
- short study breaks
- 9
- numbers and letter lists
- link it to the next item
- reading it once only
- MVEMJSUN
- not paying attention
- keep it in memory
- 259 258 020
- one huge session
- hear the new word
- True
- True
- 4
- one long session only
- the letters make no word
- vase
- False
- no review until the test
- 4
- days 3, 5, 11
- 5
- long-term memory
- an acronym
- cramming
- a poor mind map
- days 7, 12, 18
- a short walk or stretch
- asking how to spell it
- a weak picture
- long-term memory
- helps you keep it
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