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 of these is bad for your memory? (a) hours with no break (b) drinking enough water (c) revising before bed (d) a healthy breakfast
- 2.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing after a week (c) using it in a sum (d) reading it once only
- 3.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: directions told just now? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 4.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) you keep all you read (c) testing yourself helps (d) one reading is enough
- 5.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 6.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing after a week (d) testing yourself
- 8.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your birthday (b) how to swim (c) a carry while adding (d) your best friend’s name
- 9.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) only a few (b) hundreds (c) no limit (d) a whole book
- 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) reviewing after a week (c) using it in a sum (d) explaining to a friend
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) notes while listening (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) games open on screen
- 13.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 14.True or false: “staying up very late” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 15.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your phone (b) on the teacher and board (c) out of the window (d) on your friend
- 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 17.Which of these helps attention? (a) daydreaming in class (b) checking messages (c) a desk full of toys (d) short planned breaks
- 18.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 19.😴 Which break is best during study? (a) scrolling videos (b) an hour of games (c) a long TV show (d) a short walk or stretch
- 20.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) taking short notes (c) doodling cartoons (d) looking at the clock
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) playing outdoors (b) a full night’s sleep (c) revising before bed (d) studying very hungry
- 22.Which of these breaks attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) a goal for each session (c) phone in another room (d) one task at a time
- 23.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) cramming lasts for years (c) practice improves memory (d) one reading is enough
- 24.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing after a week (c) learning without meaning (d) studying when sleepy
- 25.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) studying when sleepy (c) linking to what you know (d) testing yourself
- 27.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) playing outdoors (b) fruit and vegetables (c) skipping breakfast (d) a healthy breakfast
- 29.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) sleep helps you learn (c) memory can’t improve (d) meaning makes it stick
- 30.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 31.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) you forget more (d) it slows down
- 32.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
- 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 34.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 35.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pills give super memory (b) pictures stick better (c) you keep all you read (d) good memory is just luck
- 37.True or false: “revising before bed” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) to change the number (b) no reason (c) fewer things to hold (d) to make them longer
- 39.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 40.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) names can’t be learned (b) you are bad at names (c) not paying attention (d) your brain is full
Answer key
- hours with no break
- reading it once only
- short-term memory
- testing yourself helps
- 3
- False
- cramming the last night
- a carry while adding
- only a few
- breaks attention
- skipping revision
- games open on screen
- short-term memory
- False
- on the teacher and board
- helps you keep it
- short planned breaks
- True
- a short walk or stretch
- taking short notes
- studying very hungry
- studying half-asleep
- practice improves memory
- reviewing after a week
- False
- studying when sleepy
- False
- skipping breakfast
- memory can’t improve
- lets it fade
- it slows down
- store it
- lets it fade
- short-term memory
- 14
- pictures stick better
- True
- fewer things to hold
- 9
- not paying attention
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