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.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reading it once only (b) testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) linking to what you know
- 2.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) some kids never forget (c) sleep helps you learn (d) attention comes first
- 3.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) hear it once (b) hope for the best (c) review and use it often (d) read it once
- 4.📅 You learn a Hindi poem 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?
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) hours with no break (c) studying very hungry (d) playing outdoors
- 6.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) it makes you tired (c) it only helps in sport (d) you keep what you notice
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing the next day (d) never testing yourself
- 8.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing after a week (c) one long session only (d) testing yourself
- 10.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) long-term memory (b) muscle memory (c) no memory (d) short-term memory
- 11.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) forgetting starts late (c) we forget fast at first (d) we never forget
- 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one reading is enough (b) memory can’t improve (c) attention comes first (d) some kids never forget
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone forgets things (b) one reading is enough (c) some kids never forget (d) memory can’t improve
- 15.😴 You go to bed at 8:00 PM and wake up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 16.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) tables learned long ago (b) your home address (c) your mother tongue (d) the last line you read
- 17.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) taking short notes (b) doodling cartoons (c) chatting quietly (d) looking at the clock
- 18.😴 You feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) eat lots of sweets (b) keep going for hours (c) water and a short break (d) give up for the day
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hours with no break (b) studying very hungry (c) a calm, happy mind (d) skipping breakfast
- 20.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
- 21.True or false: “sitting still all day” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 22.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing the next day (d) testing yourself
- 24.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 25.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) the exam night (c) today or tomorrow (d) never
- 26.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) random letters (b) a word you never heard (c) a number read once (d) something you understand
- 28.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 29.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) hundreds (b) no limit (c) a whole book (d) only a few
- 30.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a calm, happy mind? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) eyes on the speaker (c) chatting in class (d) a desk full of toys
- 32.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying up very late (b) short study breaks (c) studying very hungry (d) an all-night cram
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) revising before bed (c) a calm, happy mind (d) hours with no break
- 35.True or false: “fruit and vegetables” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 36.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 37.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) short planned breaks (c) eyes on the speaker (d) asking a question
- 39.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 40.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- reading it once only
- some kids never forget
- review and use it often
- 13
- playing outdoors
- you keep what you notice
- never testing yourself
- True
- one long session only
- short-term memory
- we forget fast at first
- breaks attention
- attention comes first
- everyone forgets things
- 10
- the last line you read
- taking short notes
- water and a short break
- a calm, happy mind
- step 3
- True
- False
- studying when sleepy
- 7
- today or tomorrow
- True
- something you understand
- 13
- only a few
- helps memory
- eyes on the speaker
- a fact
- short study breaks
- hours with no break
- True
- helps attention
- 45
- three tasks at once
- 15
- False
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