Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 14 · 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.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) you are bad at names (b) your brain is full (c) not paying attention (d) names can’t be learned
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
5. 5.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) memory can’t improve (c) practice improves memory (d) good memory is just luck
7. 7.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
8. 8.True or false: “screens till midnight” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.True or false: “the last line you read” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) we forget without review (c) some kids never forget (d) testing yourself helps
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) games open on screen (c) TV on while studying (d) checking messages
12. 12.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) making a picture of it (c) cramming the last night (d) studying when sleepy
13. 13.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
14. 14.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
15. 15.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) phone in another room (c) a goal for each session (d) games open on screen
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) screens till midnight (b) staying up very late (c) playing outdoors (d) studying very hungry
17. 17.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) it slows down (d) you forget more
18. 18.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it again, focused (b) skip the chapter (c) read it faster (d) turn the TV on
19. 19.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) playing outdoors (b) an all-night cram (c) short study breaks (d) fruit and vegetables
21. 21.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) daydreaming in class (c) TV on while studying (d) one task at a time
22. 22.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) you keep what you notice (c) it makes you tired (d) it only helps in sport
23. 23.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) next month (c) the exam night (d) today or tomorrow
24. 24.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
25. 25.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
26. 26.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only for adults (b) no, never (c) only with pills (d) yes, with good methods
27. 27.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) sleep helps you learn (c) pictures stick better (d) memory can’t improve
28. 28.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) learning without meaning (c) using it in a sum (d) reading it once only
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) linking to what you know (c) reading it once only (d) studying when sleepy
30. 30.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) short study breaks (b) drinking enough water (c) sitting still all day (d) a calm, happy mind
31. 31.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your birthday? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
32. 32.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) one task at a time (c) phone in another room (d) scrolling while reading
33. 33.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
34. 34.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) testing yourself helps (c) one reading is enough (d) some kids never forget
35. 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
36. 36.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) skipping revision (c) linking to what you know (d) explaining to a friend
37. 37.Which of these helps your memory? (a) hours with no break (b) feeling very stressed (c) short study breaks (d) sitting still all day
38. 38.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
39. 39.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) skip sleep and dinner (b) revise, then sleep well (c) play games all night (d) study all night
40. 40.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?

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