Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 320 · 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 read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it again, focused (b) skip the chapter (c) read it faster (d) turn the TV on
2. 2.True or false: “how to ride a bicycle” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) you keep all you read (c) good memory is just luck (d) memory can’t improve
5. 5.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
6. 6.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) a price you just heard (c) your mother tongue (d) your birthday
7. 7.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) practice improves memory (c) some kids never forget (d) cramming lasts for years
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) you keep all you read (c) practice improves memory (d) attention comes first
10. 10.😴 You go to bed at 8:00 PM and wake up at 4:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
11. 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your mother tongue (b) how to swim (c) a carry while adding (d) tables learned long ago
13. 13.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: playing outdoors? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
14. 14.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) revising before bed (c) a calm, happy mind (d) feeling very stressed
15. 15.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
16. 16.True or false: “screens till midnight” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) meaning makes it stick (c) memory can’t improve (d) everyone forgets things
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
21. 21.🔢 Instead of holding 11 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
22. 22.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) long-term memory (b) no memory (c) muscle memory (d) short-term memory
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) skipping breakfast (c) studying very hungry (d) an all-night cram
24. 24.True or false: “the last line you read” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
27. 27.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) testing yourself (b) never testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) skipping revision
29. 29.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) three tasks at once (c) notes while listening (d) a goal for each session
31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) sleep helps you learn (c) meaning makes it stick (d) pictures stick better
33. 33.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) daydreaming in class (c) studying half-asleep (d) a goal for each session
34. 34.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a calm, happy mind? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) explaining to a friend (c) using it in a sum (d) making a picture of it
36. 36.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) look, forget, guess (b) notice, store, recall (c) recall, store, notice (d) read, write, sleep
37. 37.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) you are not smart (c) you should give up (d) memory is broken
39. 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
40. 40.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?

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