← Final test: memory techniques lesson New set →

Memory Techniques Worksheet: Final Test

Memory techniques lesson 24: Final test: memory techniques · Set 98 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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. 1.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
  2. 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. 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. 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. 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. 6.🧪 In teach-back, which comes first: close the book or learn the topic? (a) close the book (b) learn the topic
  7. 7.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: sitting still all day? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
  8. 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. 9.Which of these helps your memory? (a) sitting still all day (b) short study breaks (c) skipping breakfast (d) screens till midnight
  10. 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. 11.🔢 Chunking works for… (a) numbers and letter lists (b) only pictures (c) only numbers (d) nothing at all
  12. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 20.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.True or false: “a quiet place to study” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  23. 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. 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. 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. 26.True or false: “the national anthem” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  27. 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. 28.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  29. 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. 30.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  31. 31.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  32. 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. 33.🗓️ Spaced practice or cramming: learning it all at once? (a) spaced practice (b) cramming
  34. 34.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
  35. 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. 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. 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. 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  39. 39.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your mother tongue? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  40. 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

  1. a strong picture
  2. cramming lasts for years
  3. KOTVD
  4. step 4
  5. lemon
  6. learn the topic
  7. hurts memory
  8. a first-letter sentence
  9. short study breaks
  10. 9
  11. numbers and letter lists
  12. link it to the next item
  13. reading it once only
  14. MVEMJSUN
  15. not paying attention
  16. keep it in memory
  17. 259 258 020
  18. one huge session
  19. hear the new word
  20. True
  21. True
  22. 4
  23. one long session only
  24. the letters make no word
  25. vase
  26. False
  27. no review until the test
  28. 4
  29. days 3, 5, 11
  30. 5
  31. long-term memory
  32. an acronym
  33. cramming
  34. a poor mind map
  35. days 7, 12, 18
  36. a short walk or stretch
  37. asking how to spell it
  38. a weak picture
  39. long-term memory
  40. helps you keep it

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students