Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 233 · 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: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) memory is broken (c) you should give up (d) you need a review
3. 3.True or false: “a price you just heard” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
5. 5.True or false: “notes while listening” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
8. 8.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: an all-night cram? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
9. 9.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, many do (b) yes, sugar does (c) no — habits help most (d) yes, energy drinks
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drinking enough water (b) short study breaks (c) studying very hungry (d) revising before bed
11. 11.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a number read once (b) something you understand (c) random letters (d) a word you never heard
12. 12.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
13. 13.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
14. 14.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) testing yourself helps (c) meaning makes it stick (d) good memory is just luck
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) daydreaming in class (c) checking messages (d) a clear, tidy desk
18. 18.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) skip sleep and dinner (b) study all night (c) play games all night (d) revise, then sleep well
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) cramming lasts for years (c) everyone forgets things (d) memory can’t improve
20. 20.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) linking to what you know (c) explaining to a friend (d) skipping revision
21. 21.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
22. 22.True or false: “a number you just heard” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.Which of these helps your memory? (a) studying very hungry (b) sitting still all day (c) hours with no break (d) playing outdoors
25. 25.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
26. 26.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
28. 28.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
29. 29.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: fruit and vegetables? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
30. 30.😴 You often can’t sleep or feel unwell. What should you do? (a) tell a parent or doctor (b) buy memory pills (c) study even more (d) ignore it
31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
32. 32.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, in a week (b) yes, with a pill (c) yes, by staring hard (d) no, that is a myth
33. 33.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the last line you read? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
34. 34.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) read it faster (c) skip the chapter (d) read it again, focused
35. 35.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
37. 37.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
38. 38.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) notice, store, recall (b) read, write, sleep (c) recall, store, notice (d) look, forget, guess
39. 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
40. 40.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?

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