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.True or false: “tables learned long ago” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) studying when sleepy
- 3.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) tables learned long ago (b) a carry while adding (c) your birthday (d) how to ride a bicycle
- 4.True or false: “staring at the page” is active recall. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) a carry while adding (c) directions told just now (d) your birthday
- 6.True or false: “never using the name” helps you keep a new name. (a) False (b) True
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) hands in icy water (c) tasting salty chips (d) watching fireworks
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skip what letters mean (b) a formula card (c) mix up the letters (d) read it once
- 9.🔤 “VIBGYOR” helps you remember the colours of the rainbow. What does letter 7 (R) stand for? (a) indigo (b) violet (c) red (d) orange
- 10.👋 What is the best first step when you hear a new name? (a) change the topic (b) ask for their phone (c) nod and forget (d) say it back: “Hi, Riya!”
- 11.✏️ Your first-letter sentence for mirror, tent, whistle, umbrella, guava is “Mum ___ Wins Under Green”. Which word fills the gap? (a) Up (b) Neat (c) Toys (d) Seven
- 12.🧪 Why does testing yourself help memory? (a) recalling makes it stick (b) tests are just fun (c) it is faster to read (d) it needs no effort
- 13.📆 Good or poor revision timetable: has short breaks? (a) a good timetable (b) a poor timetable
- 14.🧰 Which kind of mnemonic is this: PAISA for the oceans, biggest first? (a) chunking (b) a rhyme (c) a first-letter sentence (d) an acronym
- 15.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the life cycle of a butterfly, in order: egg, larva, pupa, adult? (a) LEPA (b) LPAE (c) ELPA (d) APLE
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your best friend’s name (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) a new word for a minute (d) tables learned long ago
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 18.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 20.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) you are bad at names (b) not paying attention (c) names can’t be learned (d) your brain is full
- 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 22.True or false: “no breaks at all” makes a good revision timetable. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🧪 Active recall or passive review: quizzing with cards? (a) passive review (b) active recall
- 24.True or false: seeing a 12-digit number as three groups of 4 — that is a first-letter sentence. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a van; the van sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a rope; the rope pulls a fan. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) van (b) mirror (c) fan (d) rope
- 26.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 27.True or false: “sock” rhymes with “bell”. (a) False (b) True
- 28.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) we forget without review (c) everyone forgets things (d) one reading is enough
- 29.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll chases a shoe; the shoe sings to a banana; the banana jumps over a bucket; the bucket sits on a pencil. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) pencil (b) shoe (c) doll (d) banana
- 31.📝 A list to learn, in order: key, mirror, radio, orange, apple. Which acronym helps you remember it? (a) KMROA (b) MROAK (c) MKROA (d) AORMK
- 32.True or false: “drinking enough water” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧰 What is a mnemonic? (a) a type of exam (b) a kind of pen (c) a long book (d) a memory trick
- 34.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 35.Which of these makes a good revision timetable? (a) late nights every day (b) self-tests every week (c) starts the night before (d) no spare days
- 36.Which of these makes you lose a new name? (a) saying the name back (b) writing it down later (c) not asking again (d) noticing the face
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a van; the van crashes into a doll; the doll bounces onto an umpire; the umpire rolls into a shoe. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) tent (c) shoe (d) umpire
- 38.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a calm, happy mind (b) a healthy breakfast (c) skipping breakfast (d) playing outdoors
- 39.🔤 After making an acronym, what else must you learn? (a) its spelling backwards (b) what each letter means (c) nothing else (d) its colour
- 40.🔤 Which acronym helps you remember the first four months, in order: January, February, March, April? (a) FMAJ (b) FJMA (c) AMFJ (d) JFMA
Answer key
- True
- testing yourself
- a carry while adding
- False
- your birthday
- False
- hands in icy water
- a formula card
- red
- say it back: “Hi, Riya!”
- Toys
- recalling makes it stick
- a good timetable
- an acronym
- ELPA
- a new word for a minute
- step 4
- True
- a good mind map
- not paying attention
- breaks attention
- False
- active recall
- False
- mirror
- add more stops
- False
- one reading is enough
- 2
- banana
- KMROA
- True
- a memory trick
- fix stops in order
- self-tests every week
- not asking again
- shoe
- skipping breakfast
- what each letter means
- JFMA
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