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.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 2.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) a good night’s sleep (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
- 3.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or pay attention? (a) store it (b) pay attention
- 4.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 5.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 6.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 7.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) eyes on the speaker (c) TV on while studying (d) a desk full of toys
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drinking enough water (b) skipping breakfast (c) hours with no break (d) an all-night cram
- 9.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) until next month (b) forever (c) only a short while (d) for years
- 10.True or false: “drinking enough water” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 11.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: feeling very stressed? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 13.True or false: “your mother tongue” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 14.😴 Which break is best during study? (a) an hour of games (b) a long TV show (c) a short walk or stretch (d) scrolling videos
- 15.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: an OTP you just got? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 16.Which of these helps your memory? (a) studying very hungry (b) staying up very late (c) fruit and vegetables (d) skipping breakfast
- 17.😴 You often can’t sleep or feel unwell. What should you do? (a) ignore it (b) study even more (c) tell a parent or doctor (d) buy memory pills
- 18.True or false: “studying very hungry” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 19.😴 You feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) keep going for hours (b) water and a short break (c) eat lots of sweets (d) give up for the day
- 20.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) learning without meaning (b) explaining to a friend (c) making a picture of it (d) linking to what you know
- 21.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) memory can’t improve (c) one reading is enough (d) pills give super memory
- 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 23.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) turn the TV on (c) read it faster (d) read it again, focused
- 24.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 25.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 26.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a price you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 27.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
- 28.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 29.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reviewing after a week (c) using it in a sum (d) cramming the last night
- 30.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a carry while adding (b) your birthday (c) a number you just heard (d) an OTP you just got
- 31.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) eyes on the speaker (c) three tasks at once (d) checking messages
- 33.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) games open on screen (c) studying half-asleep (d) one task at a time
- 35.Which of these helps attention? (a) notes while listening (b) checking messages (c) chatting in class (d) three tasks at once
- 36.Which of these helps attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) games open on screen (c) scrolling while reading (d) chatting in class
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short study breaks (b) fruit and vegetables (c) a healthy breakfast (d) skipping breakfast
- 38.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 39.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) cramming lasts for years (c) you keep all you read (d) memory can’t improve
- 40.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
Answer key
- helps attention
- never testing yourself
- pay attention
- long-term memory
- a myth
- short-term memory
- eyes on the speaker
- drinking enough water
- only a short while
- False
- hurts memory
- helps attention
- False
- a short walk or stretch
- short-term memory
- fruit and vegetables
- tell a parent or doctor
- True
- water and a short break
- learning without meaning
- pictures stick better
- helps you keep it
- read it again, focused
- False
- breaks attention
- short-term memory
- False
- 95
- cramming the last night
- your birthday
- True
- eyes on the speaker
- 15
- one task at a time
- notes while listening
- a goal for each session
- skipping breakfast
- 6
- everyone forgets things
- short-term memory
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