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: “some kids never forget” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) no, that is a myth (b) yes, in a week (c) yes, by staring hard (d) yes, with a pill
- 3.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: playing outdoors? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 4.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) you are bad at names (b) names can’t be learned (c) your brain is full (d) not paying attention
- 5.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) TV on while studying (c) scrolling while reading (d) one task at a time
- 6.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
- 8.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your mother tongue (b) an OTP you just got (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) the national anthem
- 10.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 11.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) studying when sleepy (c) reading it once only (d) using it in a sum
- 12.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) directions told just now (b) tables learned long ago (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) your mother tongue
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your birthday (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) a new word for a minute (d) your mother tongue
- 14.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) a carry while adding (c) your home address (d) the last line you read
- 15.True or false: “chatting in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 16.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the last line you read? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 17.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) daydreaming in class (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) three tasks at once
- 18.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 20.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 21.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 22.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you need a review (c) memory is broken (d) you should give up
- 23.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: “we forget without review” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) reading it once only (c) linking to what you know (d) reviewing after a week
- 26.True or false: “staying up very late” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 28.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 29.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it slows down (d) it speeds up
- 30.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) a desk full of toys (c) notes while listening (d) phone in another room
- 32.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) put it in another room (c) reply at once (d) keep it in your hand
- 33.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) playing outdoors (b) fruit and vegetables (c) sitting still all day (d) a healthy breakfast
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) a price you just heard (c) tables learned long ago (d) how to swim
- 35.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) to change the number (b) to make them longer (c) fewer things to hold (d) no reason
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) directions told just now (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) tables learned long ago (d) your mother tongue
- 37.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: revising before bed? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 38.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 39.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 40.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
Answer key
- False
- no, that is a myth
- helps memory
- not paying attention
- one task at a time
- True
- step 3
- False
- an OTP you just got
- a fact
- using it in a sum
- directions told just now
- a new word for a minute
- your home address
- True
- short-term memory
- a clear, tidy desk
- False
- a fact
- a fact
- False
- you need a review
- True
- True
- reading it once only
- False
- helps attention
- True
- it slows down
- long-term memory
- a desk full of toys
- put it in another room
- sitting still all day
- a price you just heard
- fewer things to hold
- directions told just now
- helps memory
- helps attention
- 15
- helps memory
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students