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.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 2.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we never forget (c) we forget fast at first (d) forgetting starts late
- 3.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 4.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: skipping breakfast? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 5.True or false: “fruit and vegetables” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 7.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a number read once (b) something you understand (c) random letters (d) a word you never heard
- 8.True or false: “checking messages” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: asking a question? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 12.😴 Which break is best during study? (a) scrolling videos (b) a short walk or stretch (c) a long TV show (d) an hour of games
- 13.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) notes while listening (c) studying half-asleep (d) games open on screen
- 14.True or false: “revising before bed” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing the next day (c) learning without meaning (d) linking to what you know
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attention comes first (b) one reading is enough (c) good memory is just luck (d) cramming lasts for years
- 17.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) three tasks at once (c) a goal for each session (d) checking messages
- 19.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) learning without meaning (c) cramming the last night (d) explaining to a friend
- 20.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it erases memory (b) it is only for babies (c) it wastes time (d) it helps learning stick
- 21.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or get it back later? (a) keep it in memory (b) get it back later
- 22.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a full night’s sleep? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 23.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) one long session only (c) skipping revision (d) explaining to a friend
- 25.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
- 26.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 27.😴 You go to bed at 9:30 PM and wake up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 29.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) linking to what you know (d) a good night’s sleep
- 30.True or false: “studying very hungry” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 31.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it slows down (d) it speeds up
- 32.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reviewing after a week (b) skipping revision (c) one long session only (d) never testing yourself
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) playing outdoors (c) studying very hungry (d) a full night’s sleep
- 34.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) checking messages (c) studying half-asleep (d) games open on screen
- 36.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 38.True or false: “revising before bed” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 40.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) study all night (b) revise, then sleep well (c) play games all night (d) skip sleep and dinner
Answer key
- a myth
- we forget fast at first
- short-term memory
- hurts memory
- True
- helps you keep it
- something you understand
- True
- lets it fade
- helps attention
- lets it fade
- a short walk or stretch
- notes while listening
- False
- learning without meaning
- attention comes first
- True
- a goal for each session
- explaining to a friend
- it helps learning stick
- keep it in memory
- helps memory
- False
- explaining to a friend
- store it
- a myth
- 8
- helps attention
- cramming the last night
- False
- it slows down
- reviewing after a week
- studying very hungry
- True
- phone in another room
- False
- True
- True
- a fact
- revise, then sleep well
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