Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 133 · 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.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) skip the chapter (c) read it faster (d) read it again, focused
2. 2.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) scrolling while reading (c) eyes on the speaker (d) phone in another room
3. 3.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: feeling very stressed? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
4. 4.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) long-term memory (b) no memory (c) muscle memory (d) short-term memory
6. 6.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
7. 7.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: revising before bed? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short study breaks (b) drinking enough water (c) fruit and vegetables (d) screens till midnight
9. 9.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only with pills (b) no, never (c) only for adults (d) yes, with good methods
10. 10.Which of these helps your memory? (a) hours with no break (b) sitting still all day (c) revising before bed (d) studying very hungry
11. 11.Which of these helps your memory? (a) sitting still all day (b) a full night’s sleep (c) staying up very late (d) screens till midnight
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a goal for each session (c) games open on screen (d) one task at a time
13. 13.True or false: “a calm, happy mind” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) forgetting starts late (c) we never forget (d) we forget fast at first
15. 15.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) a new word for a minute (c) the last line you read (d) how to ride a bicycle
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) studying half-asleep (c) a goal for each session (d) TV on while studying
18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
19. 19.😴 You go to bed at 9:30 PM and wake up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) a price you just heard (c) your mother tongue (d) the national anthem
21. 21.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) memory can’t improve (c) practice improves memory (d) testing yourself helps
22. 22.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) feeling very stressed (b) revising before bed (c) a full night’s sleep (d) short study breaks
23. 23.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to swim (b) the national anthem (c) a number you just heard (d) your best friend’s name
24. 24.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) never testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reviewing the next day
25. 25.😴 You go to bed at 8:00 PM and wake up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
26. 26.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
27. 27.True or false: “a healthy breakfast” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.😴 You often can’t sleep or feel unwell. What should you do? (a) ignore it (b) buy memory pills (c) study even more (d) tell a parent or doctor
29. 29.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
30. 30.True or false: “drinking enough water” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) it makes you tired (c) it doesn’t matter (d) you keep what you notice
32. 32.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or store it? (a) notice it (b) store it
34. 34.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
35. 35.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing the next day (c) one long session only (d) learning without meaning
36. 36.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
37. 37.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your mother tongue? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
38. 38.True or false: “the last line you read” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “fruit and vegetables” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “how to swim” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True

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