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.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 2.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a new word for a minute (b) your home address (c) an OTP you just got (d) a carry while adding
- 3.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 5.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
- 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the last line you read (b) an OTP you just got (c) directions told just now (d) how to swim
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short study breaks (b) playing outdoors (c) staying up very late (d) a calm, happy mind
- 9.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: studying very hungry? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 10.Which of these helps your memory? (a) studying very hungry (b) a calm, happy mind (c) skipping breakfast (d) an all-night cram
- 11.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to swim? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 12.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) scrolling while reading (c) eyes on the speaker (d) daydreaming in class
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) daydreaming in class (c) phone in another room (d) a quiet place to study
- 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) never testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) using it in a sum
- 16.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) short-term memory (b) muscle memory (c) long-term memory (d) no memory
- 17.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) one long session only (c) testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
- 18.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) read it once (b) hope for the best (c) hear it once (d) review and use it often
- 19.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) the national anthem (b) your birthday (c) tables learned long ago (d) a carry while adding
- 20.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: “a number you just heard” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
- 23.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) sleep helps you learn (c) good memory is just luck (d) some kids never forget
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) a desk full of toys (c) one task at a time (d) TV on while studying
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) meaning makes it stick (c) you keep all you read (d) everyone forgets things
- 26.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 28.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) forgetting starts late (c) we never forget (d) we forget fast at first
- 29.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 31.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 33.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) bringing it back to mind (b) reading it again (c) writing it neatly (d) forgetting it
- 34.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 35.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) for years (b) forever (c) only a short while (d) until next month
- 36.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) asking a question (c) chatting in class (d) notes while listening
- 37.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: “playing outdoors” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 40.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
Answer key
- True
- your home address
- 13
- lets it fade
- store it
- breaks attention
- how to swim
- staying up very late
- hurts memory
- a calm, happy mind
- long-term memory
- a fact
- eyes on the speaker
- daydreaming in class
- using it in a sum
- short-term memory
- one long session only
- review and use it often
- a carry while adding
- True
- True
- step 2
- sleep helps you learn
- one task at a time
- you keep all you read
- 19
- helps attention
- we forget fast at first
- True
- a fact
- long-term memory
- lets it fade
- bringing it back to mind
- 150
- only a short while
- chatting in class
- True
- False
- helps attention
- 11
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