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: “one reading is enough” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
- 3.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) skipping revision (c) using it in a sum (d) testing yourself
- 4.True or false: “hours with no break” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 5.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) you keep what you notice (c) it doesn’t matter (d) it only helps in sport
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) cramming the last night (c) studying when sleepy (d) learning without meaning
- 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing after a week (d) making a picture of it
- 9.😴 You often can’t sleep or feel unwell. What should you do? (a) buy memory pills (b) study even more (c) ignore it (d) tell a parent or doctor
- 10.😴 You go to bed at 10:00 PM and wake up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 11.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) reviewing the next day (c) explaining to a friend (d) reviewing after a week
- 13.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) memory is broken (c) you need a review (d) you are not smart
- 14.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only for adults (b) no, never (c) only with pills (d) yes, with good methods
- 15.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 17.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 18.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🗂️ You learned a poem in Class 3 and still know it. Where is it kept? (a) nowhere (b) short-term memory (c) only your notebook (d) long-term memory
- 21.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the last line you read? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) your birthday (c) a price you just heard (d) a carry while adding
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) phone in another room (c) checking messages (d) eyes on the speaker
- 24.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) a new word for a minute (b) your mother tongue (c) how to swim (d) your best friend’s name
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) screens till midnight (b) studying very hungry (c) skipping breakfast (d) a healthy breakfast
- 26.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 27.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 28.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) playing outdoors (c) a full night’s sleep (d) an all-night cram
- 30.True or false: “how to swim” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) one long session only (c) skipping revision (d) reading it once only
- 32.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) only a few (b) a whole book (c) no limit (d) hundreds
- 33.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) drinking enough water (b) a full night’s sleep (c) an all-night cram (d) a healthy breakfast
- 34.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a carry while adding (b) a new word for a minute (c) tables learned long ago (d) a number you just heard
- 35.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 36.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 37.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or recall it? (a) pay attention (b) recall it
- 38.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) the brain is broken (b) memory is fixed (c) we never reviewed them (d) learning is useless
- 40.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) how to swim (c) your mother tongue (d) how to ride a bicycle
Answer key
- False
- keep it in memory
- skipping revision
- True
- you keep what you notice
- linking to what you know
- breaks attention
- cramming the last night
- tell a parent or doctor
- 8
- a myth
- one long session only
- you need a review
- yes, with good methods
- False
- a fact
- True
- False
- True
- long-term memory
- short-term memory
- your birthday
- checking messages
- a new word for a minute
- a healthy breakfast
- 12
- False
- helps memory
- an all-night cram
- True
- reviewing the next day
- only a few
- an all-night cram
- tables learned long ago
- False
- helps you keep it
- pay attention
- True
- we never reviewed them
- a number you just heard
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students