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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 405 · 40 questions
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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. 1.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) meaning makes it stick (c) everyone forgets things (d) practice improves memory
  3. 3.🗂️ 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) no memory (d) long-term memory
  4. 4.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) your mother tongue (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) your home address
  5. 5.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) we forget without review (c) practice improves memory (d) memory can’t improve
  6. 6.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) learning is useless (b) memory is fixed (c) we never reviewed them (d) the brain is broken
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a number you just heard (b) an OTP you just got (c) the last line you read (d) your mother tongue
  8. 8.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or keep it in memory? (a) get it back later (b) keep it in memory
  9. 9.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) only in exams (c) never (d) in the first day or two
  10. 10.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  11. 11.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
  12. 12.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.True or false: “a healthy breakfast” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.True or false: “your best friend’s name” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  16. 16.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) scrolling while reading (d) a desk full of toys
  17. 17.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, with a pill (b) yes, by staring hard (c) no, that is a myth (d) yes, in a week
  18. 18.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) read it once (b) hear it once (c) review and use it often (d) hope for the best
  19. 19.📅 You learn a Hindi poem 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?
  20. 20.😴 You feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) keep going for hours (b) eat lots of sweets (c) water and a short break (d) give up for the day
  21. 21.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) read, write, sleep (b) look, forget, guess (c) notice, store, recall (d) recall, store, notice
  23. 23.🗂️ 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
  24. 24.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) directions told just now (b) your best friend’s name (c) your birthday (d) your home address
  25. 25.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  26. 26.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) short study breaks (c) skipping breakfast (d) a healthy breakfast
  28. 28.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) meaning makes it stick (c) cramming lasts for years (d) some kids never forget
  29. 29.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: hours with no break? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  30. 30.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) forgetting it (b) reading it again (c) writing it neatly (d) bringing it back to mind
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) good memory is just luck (c) pills give super memory (d) we forget without review
  32. 32.Which of these helps your memory? (a) studying very hungry (b) hours with no break (c) sitting still all day (d) a full night’s sleep
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) chatting in class (c) a quiet place to study (d) TV on while studying
  34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) a goal for each session (c) chatting in class (d) short planned breaks
  36. 36.True or false: “directions told just now” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) one long session only (c) never testing yourself (d) using it in a sum
  38. 38.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  39. 39.Which of these helps your memory? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) skipping breakfast (c) staying up very late (d) feeling very stressed
  40. 40.True or false: “games open on screen” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. some kids never forget
  3. short-term memory
  4. a number you just heard
  5. memory can’t improve
  6. we never reviewed them
  7. your mother tongue
  8. keep it in memory
  9. in the first day or two
  10. breaks attention
  11. 100
  12. True
  13. True
  14. False
  15. 2
  16. a clear, tidy desk
  17. no, that is a myth
  18. review and use it often
  19. 13
  20. water and a short break
  21. True
  22. notice, store, recall
  23. fewer things to hold
  24. directions told just now
  25. helps attention
  26. False
  27. skipping breakfast
  28. meaning makes it stick
  29. hurts memory
  30. bringing it back to mind
  31. we forget without review
  32. a full night’s sleep
  33. a quiet place to study
  34. breaks attention
  35. chatting in class
  36. True
  37. using it in a sum
  38. step 3
  39. a healthy breakfast
  40. True

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