Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test
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.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 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.📅 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.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 5.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
- 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.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) taking short notes (b) chatting quietly (c) looking at the clock (d) doodling cartoons
- 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.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) studying half-asleep (c) notes while listening (d) daydreaming in class
- 10.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
- 11.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
- 12.True or false: “a number you just heard” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 13.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 14.😴 You go to bed at 10:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 15.True or false: “tables learned long ago” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 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.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 18.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: drinking enough water? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 20.😴 You go to bed at 10:30 PM and wake up at 8:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 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.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.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 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.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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 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.🧠 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.🔍 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.🔍 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.👀 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.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 33.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 34.True or false: “sitting still all day” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 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.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 37.True or false: “sitting still all day” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 38.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 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.📅 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
- True
- a good night’s sleep
- 16
- a myth
- step 2
- water and a short break
- taking short notes
- pills give super memory
- notes while listening
- store it
- False
- True
- False
- 8
- False
- meaning makes it stick
- helps attention
- helps memory
- lets it fade
- 10
- store it
- chatting in class
- 70
- games open on screen
- a price you just heard
- helps you keep it
- a number you just heard
- not paying attention
- making a picture of it
- one long session only
- read it again, focused
- 7
- a myth
- False
- you keep what you notice
- breaks attention
- True
- 95
- memory can’t improve
- 14
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