Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 264 · 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.🗂️ 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
2. 2.🧠 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
3. 3.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) one long session only (c) reviewing the next day (d) never testing yourself
4. 4.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) eyes on the speaker (c) chatting in class (d) three tasks at once
5. 5.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) fruit and vegetables (c) an all-night cram (d) feeling very stressed
7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
8. 8.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
9. 9.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) forgetting starts late (c) we never forget (d) we forget fast at first
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a number you just heard (b) your mother tongue (c) tables learned long ago (d) the national anthem
11. 11.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
12. 12.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
13. 13.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) the national anthem (b) the last line you read (c) a price you just heard (d) an OTP you just got
14. 14.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: skipping breakfast? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
16. 16.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) play games all night (b) skip sleep and dinner (c) study all night (d) revise, then sleep well
17. 17.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) learning is useless (b) we never reviewed them (c) the brain is broken (d) memory is fixed
18. 18.😴 You often can’t sleep or feel unwell. What should you do? (a) ignore it (b) buy memory pills (c) tell a parent or doctor (d) study even more
19. 19.True or false: “staying up very late” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a number you just heard (b) directions told just now (c) a price you just heard (d) how to ride a bicycle
22. 22.True or false: “your mother tongue” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “your birthday” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your mother tongue (b) the last line you read (c) a carry while adding (d) directions told just now
25. 25.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
26. 26.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) a desk full of toys (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) asking a question
27. 27.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) it doesn’t matter (c) it makes you tired (d) you keep what you notice
28. 28.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) it speeds up (c) you forget more (d) it slows down
29. 29.True or false: “short study breaks” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very stressed (b) drinking enough water (c) a calm, happy mind (d) short study breaks
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) a goal for each session (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) studying half-asleep
32. 32.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
34. 34.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a word you never heard (b) random letters (c) something you understand (d) a number read once
35. 35.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
36. 36.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
37. 37.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing after a week (c) never testing yourself (d) testing yourself
38. 38.True or false: “how to swim” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) reading it once only (c) studying when sleepy (d) reviewing after a week
40. 40.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: feeling very stressed? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory

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