Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 270 · 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 feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) give up for the day (b) eat lots of sweets (c) keep going for hours (d) water and a short break
2. 2.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
3. 3.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) checking messages (c) one task at a time (d) asking a question
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) playing outdoors (c) drinking enough water (d) feeling very stressed
5. 5.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) scrolling while reading (c) a quiet place to study (d) studying half-asleep
6. 6.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) notice, store, recall (b) recall, store, notice (c) look, forget, guess (d) read, write, sleep
7. 7.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the national anthem (b) your home address (c) a carry while adding (d) how to ride a bicycle
9. 9.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.Which of these helps your memory? (a) skipping breakfast (b) playing outdoors (c) feeling very stressed (d) staying up very late
11. 11.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) not paying attention (b) names can’t be learned (c) your brain is full (d) you are bad at names
12. 12.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) study all night (b) revise, then sleep well (c) skip sleep and dinner (d) play games all night
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tables learned long ago (b) a carry while adding (c) the last line you read (d) a number you just heard
14. 14.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
15. 15.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: hours with no break? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
16. 16.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) no, never (b) only for adults (c) only with pills (d) yes, with good methods
17. 17.😴 You go to bed at 8:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
18. 18.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) cramming lasts for years (c) pictures stick better (d) memory can’t improve
20. 20.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: directions told just now? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
21. 21.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
22. 22.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) bringing it back to mind (b) forgetting it (c) writing it neatly (d) reading it again
24. 24.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
25. 25.True or false: “sitting still all day” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) a whole book (b) hundreds (c) no limit (d) only a few
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) studying when sleepy (c) testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) linking to what you know (c) never testing yourself (d) testing yourself
29. 29.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
30. 30.📉 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
31. 31.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
32. 32.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
33. 33.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
34. 34.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) it slows down (c) nothing changes (d) you forget more
36. 36.True or false: “how to swim” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: studying very hungry? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
38. 38.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) directions told just now (b) an OTP you just got (c) a number you just heard (d) how to ride a bicycle
39. 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
40. 40.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False

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