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: “a calm, happy mind” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🗂️ You learned a poem in Class 3 and still know it. Where is it kept? (a) short-term memory (b) nowhere (c) only your notebook (d) long-term memory
- 3.Which of these helps attention? (a) notes while listening (b) a desk full of toys (c) checking messages (d) games open on screen
- 4.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) practice improves memory (c) memory can’t improve (d) good memory is just luck
- 6.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) your birthday (c) your home address (d) a carry while adding
- 7.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) an OTP you just got (c) your birthday (d) tables learned long ago
- 8.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 9.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) pictures stick better (c) meaning makes it stick (d) everyone forgets things
- 10.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: short study breaks? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 11.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory (c) no memory (d) muscle memory
- 12.True or false: “how to ride a bicycle” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 14.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 15.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your friend (b) on the teacher and board (c) out of the window (d) on your phone
- 16.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it doesn’t matter (c) you keep what you notice (d) it only helps in sport
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your best friend’s name (b) a new word for a minute (c) a carry while adding (d) directions told just now
- 18.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 19.Which of these helps your memory? (a) sitting still all day (b) skipping breakfast (c) studying very hungry (d) a full night’s sleep
- 20.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
- 21.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing the next day (d) linking to what you know
- 22.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 23.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a new word for a minute (b) how to swim (c) a price you just heard (d) the last line you read
- 24.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or store it? (a) pay attention (b) store it
- 25.True or false: “an all-night cram” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “your best friend’s name” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 27.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: hours with no break? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 28.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 29.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) phone in another room (c) daydreaming in class (d) scrolling while reading
- 30.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) using it in a sum (c) linking to what you know (d) a good night’s sleep
- 33.True or false: “playing outdoors” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very stressed (b) hours with no break (c) staying up very late (d) playing outdoors
- 35.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) one reading is enough (c) pictures stick better (d) good memory is just luck
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a quiet place to study (c) studying half-asleep (d) short planned breaks
- 38.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) review and use it often (b) read it once (c) hope for the best (d) hear it once
- 39.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a carry while adding (b) the last line you read (c) an OTP you just got (d) your best friend’s name
- 40.True or false: “drinking enough water” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- False
- long-term memory
- notes while listening
- False
- practice improves memory
- a carry while adding
- an OTP you just got
- True
- memory can’t improve
- helps memory
- short-term memory
- False
- a myth
- 11
- on the teacher and board
- you keep what you notice
- your best friend’s name
- False
- a full night’s sleep
- True
- cramming the last night
- 16
- how to swim
- pay attention
- False
- True
- hurts memory
- a fact
- phone in another room
- 11
- lets it fade
- cramming the last night
- False
- playing outdoors
- breaks attention
- pictures stick better
- studying half-asleep
- review and use it often
- your best friend’s name
- True
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students