Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 156 · 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) phone in another room (b) a quiet place to study (c) chatting in class (d) one task at a time
2. 2.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
3. 3.😴 You go to bed at 10:30 PM and wake up at 8:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
4. 4.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) we never reviewed them (b) memory is fixed (c) the brain is broken (d) learning is useless
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) good memory is just luck (c) memory can’t improve (d) one reading is enough
6. 6.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) read, write, sleep (b) notice, store, recall (c) recall, store, notice (d) look, forget, guess
7. 7.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it
8. 8.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) meaning makes it stick (c) we forget without review (d) you keep all you read
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying up very late (b) skipping breakfast (c) fruit and vegetables (d) feeling very stressed
10. 10.True or false: “tables learned long ago” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
12. 12.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) you keep what you notice (c) it only helps in sport (d) it makes you tired
13. 13.True or false: “drinking enough water” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
15. 15.True or false: “short study breaks” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “we forget without review” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) a new word for a minute (b) your birthday (c) your home address (d) how to swim
18. 18.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reviewing after a week (b) skipping revision (c) reading it once only (d) studying when sleepy
19. 19.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) never (c) only in exams (d) in the first day or two
20. 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
21. 21.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) never (c) the exam night (d) next month
22. 22.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: playing outdoors? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
23. 23.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) learning without meaning (c) reviewing after a week (d) a good night’s sleep
24. 24.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) revise, then sleep well (b) study all night (c) skip sleep and dinner (d) play games all night
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) pills give super memory (c) memory can’t improve (d) one reading is enough
27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
28. 28.🧠 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) feeling very stressed (c) hours with no break (d) an all-night cram
30. 30.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
31. 31.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
33. 33.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
34. 34.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your mother tongue (b) tables learned long ago (c) the national anthem (d) a number you just heard
35. 35.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) phone in another room (c) studying half-asleep (d) notes while listening
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) your best friend’s name (c) the last line you read (d) the national anthem
39. 39.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) chatting in class (c) studying half-asleep (d) one task at a time
40. 40.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True

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