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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 145 · 40 questions
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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. 1.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) learning without meaning (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reading it once only
  3. 3.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
  4. 4.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  5. 5.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  6. 6.😴 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
  7. 7.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) taking short notes (b) chatting quietly (c) looking at the clock (d) doodling cartoons
  8. 8.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) pills give super memory (c) we forget without review (d) sleep helps you learn
  9. 9.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) studying half-asleep (c) notes while listening (d) daydreaming in class
  10. 10.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
  11. 11.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.True or false: “a number you just heard” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.😴 You go to bed at 10:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  15. 15.True or false: “tables learned long ago” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) some kids never forget (c) cramming lasts for years (d) one reading is enough
  17. 17.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  18. 18.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: drinking enough water? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
  19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
  20. 20.😴 You go to bed at 10:30 PM and wake up at 8:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  21. 21.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
  22. 22.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) phone in another room (c) a goal for each session (d) chatting in class
  23. 23.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
  24. 24.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) phone in another room (c) games open on screen (d) one task at a time
  25. 25.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your mother tongue (b) your best friend’s name (c) a price you just heard (d) your home address
  26. 26.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
  27. 27.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) the national anthem (c) your birthday (d) your home address
  28. 28.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) names can’t be learned (b) you are bad at names (c) not paying attention (d) your brain is full
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) making a picture of it (d) one long session only
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing after a week (c) one long session only (d) reviewing the next day
  31. 31.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) read it faster (c) read it again, focused (d) turn the TV on
  32. 32.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  33. 33.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  34. 34.True or false: “sitting still all day” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) it makes you tired (c) you keep what you notice (d) it only helps in sport
  36. 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  37. 37.True or false: “sitting still all day” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) attention comes first (c) sleep helps you learn (d) meaning makes it stick
  40. 40.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a good night’s sleep
  3. 16
  4. a myth
  5. step 2
  6. water and a short break
  7. taking short notes
  8. pills give super memory
  9. notes while listening
  10. store it
  11. False
  12. True
  13. False
  14. 8
  15. False
  16. meaning makes it stick
  17. helps attention
  18. helps memory
  19. lets it fade
  20. 10
  21. store it
  22. chatting in class
  23. 70
  24. games open on screen
  25. a price you just heard
  26. helps you keep it
  27. a number you just heard
  28. not paying attention
  29. making a picture of it
  30. one long session only
  31. read it again, focused
  32. 7
  33. a myth
  34. False
  35. you keep what you notice
  36. breaks attention
  37. True
  38. 95
  39. memory can’t improve
  40. 14

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