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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) hours with no break (c) a calm, happy mind (d) fruit and vegetables
- 2.True or false: “studying very hungry” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 3.Which of these helps your memory? (a) screens till midnight (b) feeling very stressed (c) revising before bed (d) an all-night cram
- 4.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 5.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) three tasks at once (c) short planned breaks (d) phone in another room
- 7.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) a full night’s sleep (c) skipping breakfast (d) drinking enough water
- 8.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) three tasks at once (c) eyes on the speaker (d) daydreaming in class
- 9.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 10.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 11.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 13.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) making a picture of it (b) cramming the last night (c) studying when sleepy (d) learning without meaning
- 14.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
- 15.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 16.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 17.Which of these helps your memory? (a) staying up very late (b) a full night’s sleep (c) skipping breakfast (d) an all-night cram
- 18.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 19.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) games open on screen (c) notes while listening (d) a goal for each session
- 21.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or get it back later? (a) notice it (b) get it back later
- 22.True or false: “attention comes first” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) names can’t be learned (b) you are bad at names (c) your brain is full (d) not paying attention
- 24.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 25.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying half-asleep (b) phone in another room (c) one task at a time (d) a quiet place to study
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) phone in another room (c) a quiet place to study (d) daydreaming in class
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drinking enough water (b) a calm, happy mind (c) short study breaks (d) studying very hungry
- 29.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) a calm, happy mind (c) fruit and vegetables (d) hours with no break
- 30.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) next month (c) the exam night (d) today or tomorrow
- 31.True or false: “scrolling while reading” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 32.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: short study breaks? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 34.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) a desk full of toys (c) a goal for each session (d) notes while listening
- 35.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 36.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you need a review (c) you should give up (d) memory is broken
- 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 38.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hours with no break (b) a calm, happy mind (c) screens till midnight (d) an all-night cram
Answer key
- hours with no break
- True
- revising before bed
- long-term memory
- a fact
- three tasks at once
- skipping breakfast
- eyes on the speaker
- a fact
- a fact
- True
- a myth
- making a picture of it
- step 3
- False
- 12
- a full night’s sleep
- False
- False
- games open on screen
- notice it
- False
- not paying attention
- 14
- store it
- studying half-asleep
- daydreaming in class
- studying very hungry
- hours with no break
- today or tomorrow
- False
- helps memory
- helps attention
- a desk full of toys
- False
- you need a review
- breaks attention
- 6
- lets it fade
- a calm, happy mind
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students