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: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 2.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
- 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) short planned breaks (c) scrolling while reading (d) a desk full of toys
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) reviewing after a week (c) studying when sleepy (d) making a picture of it
- 6.😴 You feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) eat lots of sweets (b) give up for the day (c) water and a short break (d) keep going for hours
- 7.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) testing yourself helps (b) you keep all you read (c) pictures stick better (d) we forget without review
- 8.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) skipping revision (b) reviewing after a week (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reviewing the next day
- 9.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) memory is fixed (c) we forget fast at first (d) forgetting starts late
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) cramming the last night (c) explaining to a friend (d) reading it once only
- 11.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 12.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) TV on while studying (c) one task at a time (d) asking a question
- 13.True or false: “a number you just heard” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) linking to what you know (c) cramming the last night (d) a good night’s sleep
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone forgets things (b) memory can’t improve (c) one reading is enough (d) some kids never forget
- 16.True or false: “drinking enough water” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 18.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, energy drinks (b) yes, many do (c) no — habits help most (d) yes, sugar does
- 19.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
- 20.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 21.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: drinking enough water? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 22.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or notice it? (a) get it back later (b) notice it
- 23.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: an all-night cram? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 24.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a calm, happy mind? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 25.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or notice it? (a) keep it in memory (b) notice it
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) a full night’s sleep (c) studying very hungry (d) screens till midnight
- 27.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) using it in a sum (b) skipping revision (c) studying when sleepy (d) never testing yourself
- 28.😴 You go to bed at 8:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a quiet place to study (c) studying half-asleep (d) notes while listening
- 30.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: directions told just now? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 31.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) taking short notes (b) looking at the clock (c) chatting quietly (d) doodling cartoons
- 32.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) hope for the best (b) read it once (c) review and use it often (d) hear it once
- 33.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) meaning makes it stick (c) everyone forgets things (d) pills give super memory
- 34.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 35.😴 You go to bed at 9:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 36.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) one task at a time (c) a goal for each session (d) notes while listening
- 38.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) skip the chapter (c) read it faster (d) read it again, focused
- 39.True or false: “studying very hungry” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory (c) no memory (d) muscle memory
Answer key
- a myth
- step 1
- lets it fade
- short planned breaks
- studying when sleepy
- water and a short break
- you keep all you read
- skipping revision
- we forget fast at first
- explaining to a friend
- short-term memory
- TV on while studying
- False
- cramming the last night
- everyone forgets things
- False
- helps you keep it
- no — habits help most
- store it
- step 1
- helps memory
- notice it
- hurts memory
- helps memory
- notice it
- a full night’s sleep
- using it in a sum
- 10
- studying half-asleep
- short-term memory
- taking short notes
- review and use it often
- pills give super memory
- False
- 9
- 12
- a desk full of toys
- read it again, focused
- False
- short-term memory
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