Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 213 · 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.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) studying when sleepy (b) testing yourself (c) making a picture of it (d) linking to what you know
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
5. 5.😴 You go to bed at 8:30 PM and wake up at 4:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
6. 6.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) only a short while (b) for years (c) until next month (d) forever
7. 7.😴 You feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) give up for the day (b) water and a short break (c) keep going for hours (d) eat lots of sweets
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
9. 9.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to swim (b) tables learned long ago (c) your best friend’s name (d) a carry while adding
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying very hungry (b) sitting still all day (c) skipping breakfast (d) a healthy breakfast
11. 11.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “playing outdoors” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a goal for each session (c) one task at a time (d) a quiet place to study
14. 14.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) testing yourself helps (c) sleep helps you learn (d) memory can’t improve
15. 15.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) we never forget (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) reviewing after a week (c) explaining to a friend (d) reviewing the next day
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
18. 18.Which of these helps your memory? (a) playing outdoors (b) studying very hungry (c) screens till midnight (d) skipping breakfast
19. 19.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.😴 You go to bed at 10:00 PM and wake up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
21. 21.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) put it in another room (b) keep it in your hand (c) turn the sound up (d) reply at once
22. 22.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: screens till midnight? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
23. 23.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) we forget without review (c) you keep all you read (d) some kids never forget
26. 26.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
27. 27.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
28. 28.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) some kids never forget (c) meaning makes it stick (d) pictures stick better
29. 29.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
30. 30.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a full night’s sleep? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
31. 31.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the national anthem? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
32. 32.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) directions told just now (b) an OTP you just got (c) tables learned long ago (d) the last line you read
33. 33.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
34. 34.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: hours with no break? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
35. 35.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a carry while adding (b) your home address (c) a price you just heard (d) a number you just heard
36. 36.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) attention comes first (c) pills give super memory (d) you keep all you read
38. 38.😴 Which break is best during study? (a) a short walk or stretch (b) scrolling videos (c) an hour of games (d) a long TV show
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) TV on while studying (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a quiet place to study
40. 40.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) short study breaks (b) a full night’s sleep (c) a healthy breakfast (d) sitting still all day

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