Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 140 · 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.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) a desk full of toys (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a clear, tidy desk
2. 2.True or false: “studying very hungry” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) we forget without review (c) sleep helps you learn (d) one reading is enough
4. 4.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) everyone forgets things (c) meaning makes it stick (d) pictures stick better
5. 5.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
6. 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
7. 7.True or false: “feeling very stressed” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.True or false: “screens till midnight” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
10. 10.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) TV on while studying (c) phone in another room (d) studying half-asleep
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your birthday (b) your home address (c) a price you just heard (d) tables learned long ago
13. 13.True or false: “drinking enough water” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a calm, happy mind (b) a full night’s sleep (c) studying very hungry (d) playing outdoors
15. 15.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) notes while listening (c) three tasks at once (d) short planned breaks
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) making a picture of it (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing the next day
17. 17.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) read it faster (c) turn the TV on (d) read it again, focused
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) reviewing after a week (c) skipping revision (d) testing yourself
19. 19.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
20. 20.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
21. 21.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) skipping revision (d) using it in a sum
22. 22.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
23. 23.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) linking to what you know (c) studying when sleepy (d) using it in a sum
24. 24.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) forgetting starts late (c) memory is fixed (d) we forget fast at first
25. 25.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these helps attention? (a) phone in another room (b) studying half-asleep (c) chatting in class (d) TV on while studying
27. 27.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) revising before bed (b) short study breaks (c) screens till midnight (d) a full night’s sleep
28. 28.😴 You feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) give up for the day (b) eat lots of sweets (c) keep going for hours (d) water and a short break
29. 29.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: sitting still all day? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
30. 30.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: hours with no break? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an OTP you just got (b) your home address (c) tables learned long ago (d) your birthday
32. 32.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
33. 33.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) it slows down (d) you forget more
34. 34.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a number read once (b) a word you never heard (c) something you understand (d) random letters
36. 36.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
37. 37.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) no — habits help most (b) yes, many do (c) yes, energy drinks (d) yes, sugar does
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) practice improves memory (c) good memory is just luck (d) you keep all you read
39. 39.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
40. 40.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1

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