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 is held in short-term memory? (a) how to swim (b) your best friend’s name (c) a price you just heard (d) the national anthem
- 2.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) study all night (b) revise, then sleep well (c) skip sleep and dinner (d) play games all night
- 3.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) short planned breaks (c) a desk full of toys (d) a clear, tidy desk
- 4.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a calm, happy mind? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 5.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: playing outdoors? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 6.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) using it in a sum (c) learning without meaning (d) cramming the last night
- 7.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
- 8.🔢 A 16-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 9.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) revising before bed (b) screens till midnight (c) studying very hungry (d) sitting still all day
- 11.True or false: “feeling very stressed” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 13.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) attention comes first (c) good memory is just luck (d) pictures stick better
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) screens till midnight (b) fruit and vegetables (c) a calm, happy mind (d) playing outdoors
- 15.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 17.True or false: “drinking enough water” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) playing outdoors (c) a healthy breakfast (d) studying very hungry
- 19.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) taking short notes (c) doodling cartoons (d) chatting quietly
- 20.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) only a short while (b) until next month (c) forever (d) for years
- 21.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 23.😴 You feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) give up for the day (b) water and a short break (c) keep going for hours (d) eat lots of sweets
- 24.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 26.🗂️ 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
- 27.😴 You often can’t sleep or feel unwell. What should you do? (a) buy memory pills (b) study even more (c) ignore it (d) tell a parent or doctor
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the national anthem (b) your mother tongue (c) the last line you read (d) your best friend’s name
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one reading is enough (b) everyone forgets things (c) practice improves memory (d) meaning makes it stick
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying very hungry (b) hours with no break (c) fruit and vegetables (d) staying up very late
- 31.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) cramming the last night (c) making a picture of it (d) linking to what you know
- 32.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) no — habits help most (b) yes, sugar does (c) yes, energy drinks (d) yes, many do
- 33.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
- 34.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 35.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) you keep what you notice (c) it doesn’t matter (d) it makes you tired
- 36.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 39.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) cramming lasts for years (c) one reading is enough (d) sleep helps you learn
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) pictures stick better (c) some kids never forget (d) sleep helps you learn
Answer key
- a price you just heard
- revise, then sleep well
- a desk full of toys
- helps memory
- helps memory
- using it in a sum
- step 1
- 4
- False
- revising before bed
- False
- step 1
- good memory is just luck
- screens till midnight
- a fact
- breaks attention
- True
- studying very hungry
- taking short notes
- only a short while
- 15
- helps attention
- water and a short break
- False
- a fact
- fewer things to hold
- tell a parent or doctor
- the last line you read
- one reading is enough
- fruit and vegetables
- cramming the last night
- no — habits help most
- store it
- True
- you keep what you notice
- False
- False
- long-term memory
- sleep helps you learn
- some kids never forget
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