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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 294 · 40 questions
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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. 1.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) playing outdoors (b) feeling very stressed (c) short study breaks (d) revising before bed
  2. 2.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  3. 3.🧠 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
  4. 4.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: screens till midnight? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  5. 5.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, by staring hard (b) yes, in a week (c) no, that is a myth (d) yes, with a pill
  6. 6.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) explaining to a friend (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) learning without meaning
  7. 7.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
  8. 8.True or false: “hours with no break” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) something you understand (b) random letters (c) a number read once (d) a word you never heard
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  11. 11.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  12. 12.😴 Which break is best during study? (a) scrolling videos (b) an hour of games (c) a short walk or stretch (d) a long TV show
  13. 13.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) linking to what you know (c) using it in a sum (d) learning without meaning
  14. 14.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you need a review (c) memory is broken (d) you should give up
  15. 15.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
  16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
  17. 17.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: tables learned long ago? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  18. 18.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) daydreaming in class (c) studying half-asleep (d) short planned breaks
  19. 19.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  20. 20.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) using it in a sum (d) making a picture of it
  21. 21.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) pictures stick better (c) good memory is just luck (d) cramming lasts for years
  22. 22.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) never testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) one long session only
  23. 23.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
  24. 24.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
  26. 26.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) sleep helps you learn (c) pills give super memory (d) practice improves memory
  28. 28.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) forgetting starts late (c) we never forget (d) memory is fixed
  29. 29.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: fruit and vegetables? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  31. 31.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) think about it more (b) give up studying (c) note it, then go back (d) watch the match
  32. 32.😴 You go to bed at 9:00 PM and wake up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  33. 33.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) in the first day or two (c) after ten years (d) never
  34. 34.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
  35. 35.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tables learned long ago (b) a price you just heard (c) your best friend’s name (d) your mother tongue
  37. 37.True or false: “fruit and vegetables” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
  40. 40.Which of these helps your memory? (a) an all-night cram (b) sitting still all day (c) a full night’s sleep (d) studying very hungry

Answer key

  1. feeling very stressed
  2. short-term memory
  3. keep it in memory
  4. hurts memory
  5. no, that is a myth
  6. explaining to a friend
  7. notice it
  8. False
  9. something you understand
  10. breaks attention
  11. step 1
  12. a short walk or stretch
  13. learning without meaning
  14. you need a review
  15. 12
  16. lets it fade
  17. long-term memory
  18. short planned breaks
  19. 7
  20. cramming the last night
  21. pictures stick better
  22. a good night’s sleep
  23. store it
  24. True
  25. helps you keep it
  26. lets it fade
  27. pills give super memory
  28. we forget fast at first
  29. False
  30. helps memory
  31. note it, then go back
  32. 9
  33. in the first day or two
  34. 13
  35. helps memory
  36. a price you just heard
  37. False
  38. False
  39. keep it in memory
  40. a full night’s sleep

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