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.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) using it in a sum (c) explaining to a friend (d) learning without meaning
- 2.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) testing yourself helps (c) one reading is enough (d) some kids never forget
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) screens till midnight (c) short study breaks (d) drinking enough water
- 5.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 6.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) reply at once (b) turn the sound up (c) put it in another room (d) keep it in your hand
- 7.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 8.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
- 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) cramming the last night (d) making a picture of it
- 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 11.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) testing yourself (d) skipping revision
- 12.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) chatting in class (c) scrolling while reading (d) checking messages
- 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 15.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 16.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 17.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) directions told just now (b) an OTP you just got (c) a carry while adding (d) your home address
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a price you just heard (b) your mother tongue (c) the last line you read (d) a carry while adding
- 19.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 20.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) making a picture of it
- 21.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 22.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attention comes first (b) you keep all you read (c) practice improves memory (d) everyone forgets things
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) one reading is enough (c) practice improves memory (d) memory can’t improve
- 25.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
- 26.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 27.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) pills give super memory (c) pictures stick better (d) good memory is just luck
- 28.Which of these helps your memory? (a) feeling very stressed (b) hours with no break (c) skipping breakfast (d) a full night’s sleep
- 29.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 30.😴 You feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) keep going for hours (b) give up for the day (c) water and a short break (d) eat lots of sweets
- 31.True or false: “your mother tongue” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 32.😴 You often can’t sleep or feel unwell. What should you do? (a) tell a parent or doctor (b) study even more (c) ignore it (d) buy memory pills
- 33.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
- 34.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your birthday? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 35.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 36.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 37.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) only in exams (c) in the first day or two (d) never
- 38.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it speeds up (c) nothing changes (d) it slows down
- 39.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to swim (b) your birthday (c) your best friend’s name (d) a number you just heard
- 40.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) you are bad at names (b) names can’t be learned (c) your brain is full (d) not paying attention
Answer key
- learning without meaning
- True
- testing yourself helps
- screens till midnight
- 65
- put it in another room
- a myth
- step 3
- making a picture of it
- breaks attention
- testing yourself
- a fact
- phone in another room
- helps you keep it
- a fact
- 4
- your home address
- your mother tongue
- 17
- reading it once only
- 100
- short-term memory
- you keep all you read
- practice improves memory
- 19
- a fact
- pictures stick better
- a full night’s sleep
- True
- water and a short break
- False
- tell a parent or doctor
- step 1
- long-term memory
- a fact
- True
- in the first day or two
- it slows down
- a number you just heard
- not paying attention
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