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.True or false: “your best friend’s name” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a price you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 3.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) a desk full of toys (c) short planned breaks (d) checking messages
- 4.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 5.True or false: “games open on screen” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗂️ You learned a poem in Class 3 and still know it. Where is it kept? (a) short-term memory (b) nowhere (c) long-term memory (d) only your notebook
- 7.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: revising before bed? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 8.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 9.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) think about it more (b) give up studying (c) watch the match (d) note it, then go back
- 10.True or false: “a healthy breakfast” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 11.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 12.True or false: “playing outdoors” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 13.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, energy drinks (b) yes, sugar does (c) no — habits help most (d) yes, many do
- 14.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) no limit (b) a whole book (c) only a few (d) hundreds
- 15.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: short study breaks? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 16.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or recall it? (a) pay attention (b) recall it
- 17.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 18.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) using it in a sum (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) studying when sleepy
- 19.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 20.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) reply at once (c) turn the sound up (d) put it in another room
- 21.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or keep it in memory? (a) get it back later (b) keep it in memory
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drinking enough water (b) sitting still all day (c) a healthy breakfast (d) a full night’s sleep
- 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 24.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 26.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a goal for each session (d) a desk full of toys
- 27.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) out of the window (b) on your phone (c) on the teacher and board (d) on your friend
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) feeling very stressed (c) studying very hungry (d) staying up very late
- 29.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) daydreaming in class (d) chatting in class
- 31.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
- 32.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 33.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) writing it neatly (b) forgetting it (c) reading it again (d) bringing it back to mind
- 34.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) until next month (b) forever (c) only a short while (d) for years
- 35.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) some kids never forget (c) cramming lasts for years (d) one reading is enough
- 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 38.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) recall, store, notice (b) read, write, sleep (c) notice, store, recall (d) look, forget, guess
- 39.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) good memory is just luck (c) some kids never forget (d) attention comes first
- 40.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) an OTP you just got (c) the national anthem (d) directions told just now
Answer key
- False
- short-term memory
- short planned breaks
- short-term memory
- False
- long-term memory
- helps memory
- False
- note it, then go back
- False
- 15
- True
- no — habits help most
- only a few
- helps memory
- pay attention
- True
- using it in a sum
- False
- put it in another room
- keep it in memory
- sitting still all day
- helps attention
- a myth
- helps you keep it
- a desk full of toys
- on the teacher and board
- a healthy breakfast
- False
- a clear, tidy desk
- step 3
- 7
- bringing it back to mind
- only a short while
- step 2
- pictures stick better
- breaks attention
- notice, store, recall
- attention comes first
- the national anthem
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students