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.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
- 2.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a new word for a minute (b) a price you just heard (c) an OTP you just got (d) your home address
- 3.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 4.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it helps learning stick (b) it is only for babies (c) it erases memory (d) it wastes time
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) TV on while studying (c) notes while listening (d) studying half-asleep
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) short study breaks (c) an all-night cram (d) fruit and vegetables
- 7.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) using it in a sum (c) cramming the last night (d) reviewing the next day
- 8.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) asking a question (c) eyes on the speaker (d) TV on while studying
- 10.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) linking to what you know (c) a good night’s sleep (d) studying when sleepy
- 11.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 12.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) we forget without review (c) sleep helps you learn (d) one reading is enough
- 13.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 14.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 16.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, in a week (b) yes, with a pill (c) no, that is a myth (d) yes, by staring hard
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying up very late (b) skipping breakfast (c) studying very hungry (d) playing outdoors
- 18.🗂️ You learned a poem in Class 3 and still know it. Where is it kept? (a) long-term memory (b) nowhere (c) only your notebook (d) short-term memory
- 19.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 20.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: an all-night cram? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 21.Which of these helps attention? (a) phone in another room (b) TV on while studying (c) checking messages (d) scrolling while reading
- 22.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 23.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: screens till midnight? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 24.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to swim? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 25.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) put it in another room (c) reply at once (d) keep it in your hand
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) skipping revision (c) cramming the last night (d) explaining to a friend
- 27.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) revising before bed (c) hours with no break (d) short study breaks
- 28.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 29.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) hope for the best (b) hear it once (c) review and use it often (d) read it once
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) playing outdoors (c) short study breaks (d) hours with no break
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying very hungry (b) revising before bed (c) fruit and vegetables (d) a healthy breakfast
- 32.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 34.😴 Which break is best during study? (a) a long TV show (b) scrolling videos (c) a short walk or stretch (d) an hour of games
- 35.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: revising before bed? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 36.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) testing yourself helps (b) practice improves memory (c) some kids never forget (d) pictures stick better
- 37.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) a whole book (b) only a few (c) hundreds (d) no limit
- 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 39.Which of these helps your memory? (a) screens till midnight (b) playing outdoors (c) feeling very stressed (d) staying up very late
- 40.😴 You feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) give up for the day (b) water and a short break (c) eat lots of sweets (d) keep going for hours
Answer key
- keep it in memory
- your home address
- 45
- it helps learning stick
- notes while listening
- an all-night cram
- cramming the last night
- step 3
- TV on while studying
- studying when sleepy
- True
- one reading is enough
- a myth
- 14
- helps attention
- no, that is a myth
- playing outdoors
- long-term memory
- False
- hurts memory
- phone in another room
- helps memory
- hurts memory
- long-term memory
- put it in another room
- explaining to a friend
- hours with no break
- 15
- review and use it often
- hours with no break
- studying very hungry
- False
- a myth
- a short walk or stretch
- helps memory
- some kids never forget
- only a few
- lets it fade
- playing outdoors
- water and a short break
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