Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 288 · 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 learned a poem in Class 3 and still know it. Where is it kept? (a) nowhere (b) short-term memory (c) only your notebook (d) long-term memory
2. 2.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) skipping revision (c) studying when sleepy (d) reviewing the next day
3. 3.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or get it back later? (a) keep it in memory (b) get it back later
4. 4.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) screens till midnight (b) drinking enough water (c) playing outdoors (d) a healthy breakfast
5. 5.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
7. 7.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) the national anthem (b) your birthday (c) your mother tongue (d) a carry while adding
8. 8.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
9. 9.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
10. 10.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
12. 12.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
13. 13.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) scrolling while reading (c) phone in another room (d) chatting in class
14. 14.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) to change the number (b) fewer things to hold (c) to make them longer (d) no reason
15. 15.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) not paying attention (b) your brain is full (c) you are bad at names (d) names can’t be learned
16. 16.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: hours with no break? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
17. 17.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
18. 18.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
19. 19.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or pay attention? (a) store it (b) pay attention
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) studying when sleepy (c) learning without meaning (d) one long session only
21. 21.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) games open on screen (d) eyes on the speaker
23. 23.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
25. 25.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the last line you read? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
26. 26.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your mother tongue? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
28. 28.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
29. 29.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) you keep what you notice (b) it only helps in sport (c) it doesn’t matter (d) it makes you tired
30. 30.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a word you never heard (b) a number read once (c) random letters (d) something you understand
31. 31.Which of these helps attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) three tasks at once (c) TV on while studying (d) checking messages
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) eyes on the speaker (c) short planned breaks (d) checking messages
33. 33.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we never forget (c) memory is fixed (d) we forget fast at first
34. 34.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) skipping revision (c) learning without meaning (d) using it in a sum
36. 36.Which of these helps your memory? (a) sitting still all day (b) staying up very late (c) an all-night cram (d) a full night’s sleep
37. 37.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) only in exams (c) in the first day or two (d) never
38. 38.True or false: “sitting still all day” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
40. 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention

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