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.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a carry while adding (b) the last line you read (c) an OTP you just got (d) your best friend’s name
- 3.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it helps learning stick (b) it is only for babies (c) it erases memory (d) it wastes time
- 4.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) learning without meaning (c) explaining to a friend (d) a good night’s sleep
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) skipping revision (d) using it in a sum
- 6.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) good memory is just luck (c) you keep all you read (d) meaning makes it stick
- 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 8.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) reading it once only (d) linking to what you know
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) daydreaming in class (c) eyes on the speaker (d) phone in another room
- 11.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 12.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) cramming lasts for years (c) practice improves memory (d) attention comes first
- 14.Which of these helps your memory? (a) feeling very stressed (b) drinking enough water (c) staying up very late (d) an all-night cram
- 15.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 16.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 17.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 18.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 19.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) drinking enough water (c) studying very hungry (d) hours with no break
- 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a goal for each session (c) checking messages (d) games open on screen
- 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 24.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) drinking enough water (c) revising before bed (d) screens till midnight
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) eyes on the speaker (c) studying half-asleep (d) games open on screen
- 26.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 27.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) daydreaming in class (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) TV on while studying
- 28.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) today or tomorrow (c) the exam night (d) next month
- 29.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
- 30.Which of these helps your memory? (a) feeling very stressed (b) studying very hungry (c) sitting still all day (d) a full night’s sleep
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) attention comes first (c) sleep helps you learn (d) meaning makes it stick
- 32.Which of these helps your memory? (a) sitting still all day (b) short study breaks (c) hours with no break (d) staying up very late
- 33.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 34.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your mother tongue? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 36.Which of these helps your memory? (a) hours with no break (b) playing outdoors (c) sitting still all day (d) staying up very late
- 37.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 38.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 39.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a full night’s sleep? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 40.True or false: “we forget without review” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- notice it
- your best friend’s name
- it helps learning stick
- learning without meaning
- using it in a sum
- meaning makes it stick
- lets it fade
- False
- linking to what you know
- daydreaming in class
- True
- True
- cramming lasts for years
- drinking enough water
- False
- helps attention
- a myth
- 8
- step 2
- drinking enough water
- helps you keep it
- a goal for each session
- breaks attention
- screens till midnight
- eyes on the speaker
- 12
- a clear, tidy desk
- today or tomorrow
- step 1
- a full night’s sleep
- good memory is just luck
- short study breaks
- a fact
- True
- long-term memory
- playing outdoors
- a myth
- 6
- helps memory
- False
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