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 step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
- 2.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) we forget without review (c) attention comes first (d) pictures stick better
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) reading it once only (c) reviewing the next day (d) never testing yourself
- 4.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 5.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reading it once only (c) explaining to a friend (d) testing yourself
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) a good night’s sleep (c) skipping revision (d) linking to what you know
- 8.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) something you understand (b) random letters (c) a word you never heard (d) a number read once
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) short study breaks (c) sitting still all day (d) a healthy breakfast
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) feeling very stressed (b) a healthy breakfast (c) sitting still all day (d) hours with no break
- 11.True or false: “a quiet place to study” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) learning is useless (b) memory is fixed (c) we never reviewed them (d) the brain is broken
- 13.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing after a week (c) testing yourself (d) one long session only
- 14.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory (c) no memory (d) muscle memory
- 15.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) your birthday (c) a price you just heard (d) an OTP you just got
- 16.Which of these helps attention? (a) asking a question (b) TV on while studying (c) checking messages (d) chatting in class
- 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 18.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it again, focused (b) turn the TV on (c) read it faster (d) skip the chapter
- 19.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) think about it more (b) watch the match (c) note it, then go back (d) give up studying
- 20.True or false: “attention comes first” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 21.😴 You go to bed at 9:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) daydreaming in class
- 23.🧠 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
- 24.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) screens till midnight (c) an all-night cram (d) short study breaks
- 26.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) one reading is enough (c) sleep helps you learn (d) cramming lasts for years
- 28.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
- 29.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) an all-night cram (b) a full night’s sleep (c) a calm, happy mind (d) short study breaks
- 30.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
- 31.True or false: “the last line you read” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
- 33.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
- 34.True or false: “an all-night cram” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 35.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: an all-night cram? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 36.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) hundreds (b) no limit (c) only a few (d) a whole book
- 37.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) tables learned long ago (c) a price you just heard (d) the national anthem
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) pills give super memory (c) memory can’t improve (d) testing yourself helps
- 40.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) an OTP you just got (d) directions told just now
Answer key
- step 3
- memory can’t improve
- reviewing the next day
- 70
- step 3
- reading it once only
- skipping revision
- something you understand
- sitting still all day
- a healthy breakfast
- False
- we never reviewed them
- one long session only
- short-term memory
- your birthday
- asking a question
- helps you keep it
- read it again, focused
- note it, then go back
- False
- 9
- daydreaming in class
- keep it in memory
- a fact
- short study breaks
- False
- sleep helps you learn
- store it
- an all-night cram
- 12
- False
- pay attention
- step 2
- False
- hurts memory
- only a few
- True
- a price you just heard
- testing yourself helps
- how to ride a bicycle
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