Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 23 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) TV on while studying (c) games open on screen (d) studying half-asleep
2. 2.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
3. 3.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you need a review (c) you should give up (d) you are not smart
4. 4.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
5. 5.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) cramming the last night (c) making a picture of it (d) one long session only
7. 7.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) three tasks at once (c) asking a question (d) a clear, tidy desk
9. 9.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
10. 10.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) read it again, focused (c) read it faster (d) turn the TV on
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tables learned long ago (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) a price you just heard (d) your mother tongue
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) memory can’t improve (c) practice improves memory (d) meaning makes it stick
13. 13.Which of these helps your memory? (a) an all-night cram (b) skipping breakfast (c) sitting still all day (d) a healthy breakfast
14. 14.True or false: “playing outdoors” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these breaks attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) a quiet place to study (c) notes while listening (d) asking a question
16. 16.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your best friend’s name (b) tables learned long ago (c) your home address (d) a new word for a minute
17. 17.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your best friend’s name (b) tables learned long ago (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) a number you just heard
19. 19.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on the teacher and board (b) on your phone (c) out of the window (d) on your friend
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
21. 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. 22.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) your home address (b) an OTP you just got (c) a number you just heard (d) a carry while adding
25. 25.True or false: “we forget without review” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) to make them longer (b) no reason (c) to change the number (d) fewer things to hold
27. 27.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, in a week (b) no, that is a myth (c) yes, with a pill (d) yes, by staring hard
28. 28.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) recall, store, notice (b) look, forget, guess (c) notice, store, recall (d) read, write, sleep
29. 29.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) never (c) today or tomorrow (d) next month
30. 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
31. 31.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
33. 33.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a carry while adding (b) the national anthem (c) directions told just now (d) an OTP you just got
34. 34.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) a full night’s sleep (c) feeling very stressed (d) a calm, happy mind
36. 36.True or false: “fruit and vegetables” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
38. 38.True or false: “your best friend’s name” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) only in exams (c) after ten years (d) in the first day or two
40. 40.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: revising before bed? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory

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