Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 332 · 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.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) chatting in class (c) TV on while studying (d) asking a question
3. 3.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) your best friend’s name (c) a new word for a minute (d) how to swim
4. 4.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: tables learned long ago? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) daydreaming in class (c) checking messages (d) three tasks at once
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) reviewing after a week (c) a good night’s sleep (d) testing yourself
7. 7.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) good memory is just luck (c) practice improves memory (d) everyone forgets things
8. 8.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) a quiet place to study (c) TV on while studying (d) eyes on the speaker
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) cramming the last night
10. 10.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) only a few (b) hundreds (c) a whole book (d) no limit
11. 11.Which of these helps your memory? (a) staying up very late (b) an all-night cram (c) playing outdoors (d) screens till midnight
12. 12.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
13. 13.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
14. 14.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to swim? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
15. 15.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
16. 16.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: fruit and vegetables? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
17. 17.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
18. 18.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) to change the number (b) fewer things to hold (c) to make them longer (d) no reason
19. 19.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
21. 21.Which of these helps attention? (a) notes while listening (b) scrolling while reading (c) a desk full of toys (d) daydreaming in class
22. 22.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) never testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) one long session only
23. 23.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: playing outdoors? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
24. 24.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) forgetting it (b) bringing it back to mind (c) reading it again (d) writing it neatly
25. 25.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) practice improves memory (c) attention comes first (d) memory can’t improve
26. 26.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
27. 27.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
28. 28.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
29. 29.True or false: “phone in another room” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drinking enough water (b) an all-night cram (c) studying very hungry (d) skipping breakfast
31. 31.True or false: “the national anthem” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) reviewing the next day (c) never testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
33. 33.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) we forget without review (c) attention comes first (d) meaning makes it stick
34. 34.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your birthday? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) revising before bed (b) a full night’s sleep (c) feeling very stressed (d) playing outdoors
36. 36.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) after ten years (c) in the first day or two (d) never
37. 37.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) revise, then sleep well (b) skip sleep and dinner (c) study all night (d) play games all night
38. 38.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
39. 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
40. 40.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory

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