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.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, sugar does (b) yes, many do (c) yes, energy drinks (d) no — habits help most
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) we forget without review (c) one reading is enough (d) pills give super memory
- 3.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) explaining to a friend (c) reading it once only (d) linking to what you know
- 4.True or false: “studying very hungry” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 5.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: screens till midnight? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 6.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
- 7.True or false: “how to ride a bicycle” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 8.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) memory is broken (c) you need a review (d) you are not smart
- 9.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only for adults (b) no, never (c) yes, with good methods (d) only with pills
- 10.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 11.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) your mother tongue (c) your birthday (d) a number you just heard
- 12.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) we forget without review (c) meaning makes it stick (d) cramming lasts for years
- 13.😴 Which break is best during study? (a) an hour of games (b) a short walk or stretch (c) a long TV show (d) scrolling videos
- 14.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 15.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) names can’t be learned (b) not paying attention (c) you are bad at names (d) your brain is full
- 16.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) a calm, happy mind (c) skipping breakfast (d) a full night’s sleep
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) a price you just heard (c) directions told just now (d) your home address
- 18.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 19.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) the exam night (c) never (d) next month
- 20.True or false: “attention comes first” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) good memory is just luck (c) everyone forgets things (d) pictures stick better
- 22.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) your birthday (b) directions told just now (c) the last line you read (d) a price you just heard
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) practice improves memory (c) testing yourself helps (d) some kids never forget
- 24.Which of these helps your memory? (a) short study breaks (b) hours with no break (c) screens till midnight (d) feeling very stressed
- 25.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 26.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 28.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your birthday? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 30.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 32.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
- 33.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 34.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we never forget (c) forgetting starts late (d) we forget fast at first
- 35.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing the next day (c) never testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
- 36.Which of these helps your memory? (a) staying up very late (b) playing outdoors (c) an all-night cram (d) screens till midnight
- 37.Which of these helps your memory? (a) an all-night cram (b) hours with no break (c) skipping breakfast (d) a full night’s sleep
- 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 39.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 40.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) revising before bed (c) staying up very late (d) playing outdoors
Answer key
- no — habits help most
- we forget without review
- reading it once only
- True
- hurts memory
- store it
- True
- you need a review
- yes, with good methods
- helps memory
- a number you just heard
- cramming lasts for years
- a short walk or stretch
- 4
- not paying attention
- skipping breakfast
- your home address
- False
- today or tomorrow
- True
- good memory is just luck
- your birthday
- some kids never forget
- short study breaks
- True
- True
- lets it fade
- True
- long-term memory
- 2
- helps attention
- step 2
- a myth
- we forget fast at first
- never testing yourself
- playing outdoors
- a full night’s sleep
- helps you keep it
- a myth
- staying up very late
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