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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a calm, happy mind (b) short study breaks (c) playing outdoors (d) studying very hungry
- 2.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
- 3.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
- 5.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 6.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: screens till midnight? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 7.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or keep it in memory? (a) notice it (b) keep it in memory
- 8.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) we never forget
- 9.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it speeds up (c) nothing changes (d) it slows down
- 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 11.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) a carry while adding (c) the national anthem (d) how to ride a bicycle
- 12.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) explaining to a friend (b) one long session only (c) cramming the last night (d) reading it once only
- 13.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it faster (b) read it again, focused (c) skip the chapter (d) turn the TV on
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) a desk full of toys (c) a goal for each session (d) games open on screen
- 15.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) your birthday (b) a new word for a minute (c) a carry while adding (d) directions told just now
- 16.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 17.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 19.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 20.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) think about it more (b) note it, then go back (c) give up studying (d) watch the match
- 21.Which of these helps your memory? (a) feeling very stressed (b) drinking enough water (c) skipping breakfast (d) hours with no break
- 22.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) we forget without review (c) pills give super memory (d) cramming lasts for years
- 23.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
- 24.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: hours with no break? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 25.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or pay attention? (a) get it back later (b) pay attention
- 26.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 27.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) some kids never forget (c) good memory is just luck (d) everyone forgets things
- 29.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) checking messages (c) scrolling while reading (d) three tasks at once
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the last line you read (b) your birthday (c) a number you just heard (d) a price you just heard
- 32.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) we forget without review (c) sleep helps you learn (d) one reading is enough
- 33.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 34.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) a carry while adding (c) tables learned long ago (d) an OTP you just got
- 35.😴 You often can’t sleep or feel unwell. What should you do? (a) ignore it (b) tell a parent or doctor (c) buy memory pills (d) study even more
- 36.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) never testing yourself (c) cramming the last night (d) linking to what you know
- 38.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) a number you just heard (c) a price you just heard (d) an OTP you just got
- 39.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) a good night’s sleep (c) never testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
- 40.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) not paying attention (b) you are bad at names (c) names can’t be learned (d) your brain is full
Answer key
- studying very hungry
- step 3
- False
- step 2
- a fact
- hurts memory
- notice it
- we forget fast at first
- it slows down
- helps you keep it
- a carry while adding
- explaining to a friend
- read it again, focused
- a goal for each session
- your birthday
- 13
- False
- a fact
- True
- note it, then go back
- drinking enough water
- we forget without review
- True
- hurts memory
- pay attention
- a myth
- False
- everyone forgets things
- False
- short planned breaks
- your birthday
- one reading is enough
- 4
- tables learned long ago
- tell a parent or doctor
- True
- linking to what you know
- how to ride a bicycle
- a good night’s sleep
- not paying attention
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students