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 bad for your memory? (a) playing outdoors (b) feeling very stressed (c) short study breaks (d) revising before bed
- 2.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 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.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: screens till midnight? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 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.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.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
- 8.True or false: “hours with no break” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 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.👀 Does this help attention or break it: TV on while studying? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 11.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
- 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.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.📉 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.📅 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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 17.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: tables learned long ago? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 18.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) daydreaming in class (c) studying half-asleep (d) short planned breaks
- 19.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 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.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.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.🧠 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.True or false: “one task at a time” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 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.📉 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.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 30.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: fruit and vegetables? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 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.😴 You go to bed at 9:00 PM and wake up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 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.📅 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.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 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.True or false: “fruit and vegetables” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 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.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
- feeling very stressed
- short-term memory
- keep it in memory
- hurts memory
- no, that is a myth
- explaining to a friend
- notice it
- False
- something you understand
- breaks attention
- step 1
- a short walk or stretch
- learning without meaning
- you need a review
- 12
- lets it fade
- long-term memory
- short planned breaks
- 7
- cramming the last night
- pictures stick better
- a good night’s sleep
- store it
- True
- helps you keep it
- lets it fade
- pills give super memory
- we forget fast at first
- False
- helps memory
- note it, then go back
- 9
- in the first day or two
- 13
- helps memory
- a price you just heard
- False
- False
- keep it in memory
- a full night’s sleep
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students