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 a fact about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) pills give super memory (c) some kids never forget (d) you keep all you read
- 2.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a goal for each session (c) checking messages (d) three tasks at once
- 4.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) scrolling while reading (c) checking messages (d) a goal for each session
- 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) linking to what you know (c) reading it once only (d) studying when sleepy
- 7.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
- 9.True or false: “sitting still all day” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) making a picture of it (c) a good night’s sleep (d) studying when sleepy
- 11.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we forget fast at first (c) we never forget (d) forgetting starts late
- 12.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your phone (b) out of the window (c) on the teacher and board (d) on your friend
- 13.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one reading is enough (b) we forget without review (c) some kids never forget (d) good memory is just luck
- 15.True or false: “a number you just heard” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying up very late (b) revising before bed (c) a calm, happy mind (d) short study breaks
- 17.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) the brain is broken (b) learning is useless (c) we never reviewed them (d) memory is fixed
- 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying very hungry (b) a healthy breakfast (c) feeling very stressed (d) staying up very late
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hours with no break (b) an all-night cram (c) playing outdoors (d) studying very hungry
- 21.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 22.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) meaning makes it stick (c) pills give super memory (d) some kids never forget
- 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 25.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) a good night’s sleep
- 28.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) you are not smart (c) memory is broken (d) you need a review
- 29.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) eyes on the speaker (c) asking a question (d) one task at a time
- 31.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) hear it once (b) review and use it often (c) hope for the best (d) read it once
- 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) daydreaming in class (d) eyes on the speaker
- 34.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it only helps in sport (b) it makes you tired (c) it doesn’t matter (d) you keep what you notice
- 35.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) not paying attention (b) you are bad at names (c) names can’t be learned (d) your brain is full
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) chatting in class (c) eyes on the speaker (d) a clear, tidy desk
- 37.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) cramming lasts for years (c) testing yourself helps (d) one reading is enough
- 38.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) never testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) learning without meaning
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tables learned long ago (b) a new word for a minute (c) your mother tongue (d) the national anthem
Answer key
- attention comes first
- False
- a goal for each session
- a goal for each session
- helps you keep it
- linking to what you know
- True
- step 3
- True
- studying when sleepy
- we forget fast at first
- on the teacher and board
- store it
- we forget without review
- True
- staying up very late
- we never reviewed them
- breaks attention
- a healthy breakfast
- playing outdoors
- short-term memory
- long-term memory
- meaning makes it stick
- breaks attention
- False
- True
- a good night’s sleep
- you need a review
- 45
- TV on while studying
- review and use it often
- lets it fade
- daydreaming in class
- you keep what you notice
- not paying attention
- chatting in class
- testing yourself helps
- 13
- testing yourself
- a new word for a minute
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