Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 158 · 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.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
2. 2.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) pills give super memory (c) practice improves memory (d) meaning makes it stick
4. 4.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) revising before bed (b) a healthy breakfast (c) a full night’s sleep (d) studying very hungry
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) memory can’t improve (c) everyone forgets things (d) we forget without review
7. 7.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
8. 8.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
9. 9.True or false: “the national anthem” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it wastes time (b) it is only for babies (c) it helps learning stick (d) it erases memory
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) a good night’s sleep (c) skipping revision (d) cramming the last night
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) short study breaks (c) staying up very late (d) a healthy breakfast
14. 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) you keep all you read (c) cramming lasts for years (d) attention comes first
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) linking to what you know (c) testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
17. 17.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your best friend’s name? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
18. 18.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a full night’s sleep? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
20. 20.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
21. 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) checking messages (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a clear, tidy desk
23. 23.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) after ten years (c) never (d) in the first day or two
24. 24.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: sitting still all day? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
25. 25.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing the next day (c) studying when sleepy (d) explaining to a friend
27. 27.😴 You go to bed at 10:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
28. 28.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or notice it? (a) get it back later (b) notice it
29. 29.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) study all night (b) play games all night (c) skip sleep and dinner (d) revise, then sleep well
30. 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
31. 31.True or false: “studying very hungry” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) put it in another room (c) reply at once (d) turn the sound up
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
34. 34.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
35. 35.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: playing outdoors? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
38. 38.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: skipping breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
39. 39.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
40. 40.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2

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