Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 269 · 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: “the last line you read” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) learning is useless (b) the brain is broken (c) memory is fixed (d) we never reviewed them
3. 3.True or false: “how to ride a bicycle” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) it only helps in sport (c) you keep what you notice (d) it makes you tired
5. 5.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
6. 6.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) review and use it often (b) hear it once (c) hope for the best (d) read it once
8. 8.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) meaning makes it stick (c) good memory is just luck (d) sleep helps you learn
9. 9.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) phone in another room (c) asking a question (d) a goal for each session
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a goal for each session (c) eyes on the speaker (d) studying half-asleep
12. 12.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing after a week (d) learning without meaning
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) everyone forgets things (c) pictures stick better (d) practice improves memory
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) studying when sleepy (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing the next day
16. 16.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) checking messages (c) eyes on the speaker (d) TV on while studying
17. 17.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
19. 19.Which of these helps attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) TV on while studying (c) studying half-asleep (d) three tasks at once
20. 20.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, many do (b) yes, energy drinks (c) no — habits help most (d) yes, sugar does
22. 22.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
23. 23.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
24. 24.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: playing outdoors? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
25. 25.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
26. 26.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) never testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) studying when sleepy
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
28. 28.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
30. 30.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
31. 31.🧠 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) your brain is full (d) not paying attention
32. 32.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pills give super memory (b) sleep helps you learn (c) some kids never forget (d) good memory is just luck
34. 34.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.😴 You go to bed at 8:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
36. 36.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) looking at the clock (c) taking short notes (d) chatting quietly
37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
38. 38.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your mother tongue? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
40. 40.True or false: “tables learned long ago” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True

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