Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 19 · 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.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
2. 2.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
3. 3.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) directions told just now (b) the last line you read (c) a price you just heard (d) how to swim
4. 4.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) forgetting starts late (c) we forget fast at first (d) we never forget
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to swim (b) the last line you read (c) an OTP you just got (d) a new word for a minute
6. 6.True or false: “phone in another room” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
9. 9.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
10. 10.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: feeling very stressed? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
11. 11.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) a quiet place to study (c) asking a question (d) three tasks at once
12. 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) pictures stick better (c) sleep helps you learn (d) practice improves memory
14. 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
15. 15.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
16. 16.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) scrolling while reading (c) notes while listening (d) phone in another room
17. 17.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
18. 18.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) reply at once (c) put it in another room (d) keep it in your hand
19. 19.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
20. 20.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) for years (b) only a short while (c) forever (d) until next month
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) linking to what you know (d) skipping revision
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) sleep helps you learn (c) meaning makes it stick (d) one reading is enough
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
24. 24.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) directions told just now (b) your home address (c) tables learned long ago (d) how to ride a bicycle
26. 26.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) pictures stick better (c) meaning makes it stick (d) attention comes first
28. 28.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) pictures stick better (c) we forget without review (d) attention comes first
30. 30.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
32. 32.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) you need a review (c) memory is broken (d) you are not smart
33. 33.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a price you just heard (b) a carry while adding (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) directions told just now
34. 34.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
35. 35.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
36. 36.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) in the first day or two (c) after ten years (d) never
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing after a week (c) reviewing the next day (d) linking to what you know
38. 38.😴 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
39. 39.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1

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