Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 131 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) turn the sound up (c) put it in another room (d) reply at once
2. 2.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) forgetting starts late (c) we never forget (d) we forget fast at first
3. 3.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) yes, with good methods (b) only for adults (c) only with pills (d) no, never
5. 5.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) watch the match (b) think about it more (c) note it, then go back (d) give up studying
6. 6.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) short study breaks (c) a full night’s sleep (d) feeling very stressed
7. 7.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: studying very hungry? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
8. 8.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it is only for babies (b) it wastes time (c) it erases memory (d) it helps learning stick
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) we forget without review (c) good memory is just luck (d) meaning makes it stick
10. 10.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) studying when sleepy (c) explaining to a friend (d) cramming the last night
11. 11.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
12. 12.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
13. 13.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
15. 15.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) it speeds up (c) you forget more (d) it slows down
16. 16.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your best friend’s name (b) a new word for a minute (c) your birthday (d) the national anthem
18. 18.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
20. 20.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) you keep what you notice (c) it only helps in sport (d) it makes you tired
21. 21.😴 Which break is best during study? (a) scrolling videos (b) a long TV show (c) a short walk or stretch (d) an hour of games
22. 22.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your phone (b) out of the window (c) on your friend (d) on the teacher and board
23. 23.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
25. 25.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
27. 27.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
28. 28.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) hear it once (b) read it once (c) review and use it often (d) hope for the best
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) skipping revision (c) a good night’s sleep (d) studying when sleepy
30. 30.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very stressed (b) short study breaks (c) fruit and vegetables (d) drinking enough water
33. 33.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) your best friend’s name (b) a price you just heard (c) a new word for a minute (d) the last line you read
34. 34.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: staying up very late? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
35. 35.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) your birthday (b) an OTP you just got (c) a number you just heard (d) directions told just now
36. 36.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) until next month (b) forever (c) only a short while (d) for years
37. 37.Which of these helps your memory? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) hours with no break (c) staying up very late (d) studying very hungry
38. 38.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) one task at a time (c) scrolling while reading (d) phone in another room
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) a quiet place to study (c) games open on screen (d) checking messages
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tables learned long ago (b) the national anthem (c) the last line you read (d) how to swim

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