Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test
Memory tip (Know your memory): Find the topic of the question: memory steps, attention, short or long term, forgetting, or habits. Use that lesson’s tip — notice, store, recall; you keep what you notice; a small desk and a big cupboard; review before it fades; a rested brain remembers. For sums: add the gaps to the learning day, add study blocks and breaks, or count the hours of sleep.
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- 1.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 2.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or pay attention? (a) keep it in memory (b) pay attention
- 3.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
- 4.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) it slows down (c) you forget more (d) nothing changes
- 5.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
- 6.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: feeling very stressed? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) one long session only (c) testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
- 9.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) scrolling while reading (c) short planned breaks (d) TV on while studying
- 10.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 11.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) revise, then sleep well (b) skip sleep and dinner (c) study all night (d) play games all night
- 12.True or false: “your birthday” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: “a healthy breakfast” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 14.Which of these helps your memory? (a) staying up very late (b) sitting still all day (c) a calm, happy mind (d) hours with no break
- 15.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 16.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) making a picture of it (c) linking to what you know (d) studying when sleepy
- 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 18.True or false: “short study breaks” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) how to swim (c) your mother tongue (d) a carry while adding
- 21.True or false: “a healthy breakfast” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 22.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) the national anthem (c) the last line you read (d) how to ride a bicycle
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) never testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) a good night’s sleep
- 24.True or false: “the national anthem” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) to make them longer (b) to change the number (c) fewer things to hold (d) no reason
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) studying half-asleep (c) a quiet place to study (d) games open on screen
- 27.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a price you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying very hungry (b) revising before bed (c) fruit and vegetables (d) a healthy breakfast
- 29.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) good memory is just luck (c) pills give super memory (d) some kids never forget
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) learning without meaning (c) reviewing after a week (d) making a picture of it
- 31.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it doesn’t matter (c) you keep what you notice (d) it only helps in sport
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short study breaks (b) screens till midnight (c) fruit and vegetables (d) a healthy breakfast
- 33.🗂️ You learned a poem in Class 3 and still know it. Where is it kept? (a) nowhere (b) only your notebook (c) long-term memory (d) short-term memory
- 34.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) never (c) next month (d) today or tomorrow
- 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) phone in another room (c) checking messages (d) a quiet place to study
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a desk full of toys (c) short planned breaks (d) phone in another room
- 37.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on the teacher and board (b) on your phone (c) out of the window (d) on your friend
- 38.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) cramming lasts for years (c) good memory is just luck (d) some kids never forget
- 39.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) forever (b) for years (c) only a short while (d) until next month
Answer key
- 19
- pay attention
- keep it in memory
- it slows down
- step 1
- hurts memory
- helps you keep it
- testing yourself
- short planned breaks
- True
- revise, then sleep well
- False
- True
- a calm, happy mind
- False
- studying when sleepy
- helps you keep it
- False
- helps you keep it
- a carry while adding
- False
- the last line you read
- a good night’s sleep
- False
- fewer things to hold
- a quiet place to study
- short-term memory
- studying very hungry
- pictures stick better
- learning without meaning
- you keep what you notice
- screens till midnight
- long-term memory
- today or tomorrow
- checking messages
- a desk full of toys
- on the teacher and board
- practice improves memory
- True
- only a short while
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