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 step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 2.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) the brain is broken (b) memory is fixed (c) learning is useless (d) we never reviewed them
- 3.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) meaning makes it stick (c) practice improves memory (d) pictures stick better
- 4.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to swim? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 5.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) one reading is enough (c) attention comes first (d) pills give super memory
- 6.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your best friend’s name (b) directions told just now (c) your home address (d) tables learned long ago
- 7.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) you forget more (c) nothing changes (d) it slows down
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) one long session only (c) making a picture of it (d) studying when sleepy
- 9.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 10.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) using it in a sum (c) learning without meaning (d) linking to what you know
- 11.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) looking at the clock (b) chatting quietly (c) taking short notes (d) doodling cartoons
- 12.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) forever (b) only a short while (c) for years (d) until next month
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) studying when sleepy (c) learning without meaning (d) reading it once only
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) one task at a time (c) eyes on the speaker (d) checking messages
- 15.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) out of the window (b) on the teacher and board (c) on your phone (d) on your friend
- 16.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) your best friend’s name (c) how to swim (d) a new word for a minute
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) pictures stick better (c) practice improves memory (d) testing yourself helps
- 18.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) three tasks at once (c) a goal for each session (d) studying half-asleep
- 19.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 20.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a price you just heard (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) the last line you read (d) a number you just heard
- 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone forgets things (b) sleep helps you learn (c) attention comes first (d) one reading is enough
- 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) making a picture of it (b) never testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) cramming the last night
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) memory can’t improve (c) everyone forgets things (d) pills give super memory
- 25.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) a price you just heard (b) tables learned long ago (c) your best friend’s name (d) your mother tongue
- 26.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) read it once (b) hope for the best (c) review and use it often (d) hear it once
- 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a price you just heard (b) an OTP you just got (c) your mother tongue (d) a carry while adding
- 31.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 32.Which of these helps your memory? (a) staying up very late (b) hours with no break (c) fruit and vegetables (d) sitting still all day
- 33.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 34.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
- 35.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 36.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) revise, then sleep well (b) study all night (c) play games all night (d) skip sleep and dinner
- 37.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 38.True or false: “checking messages” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
- 40.True or false: “your mother tongue” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- step 2
- we never reviewed them
- pills give super memory
- long-term memory
- attention comes first
- directions told just now
- it slows down
- making a picture of it
- False
- learning without meaning
- taking short notes
- only a short while
- reviewing after a week
- checking messages
- on the teacher and board
- a new word for a minute
- some kids never forget
- a goal for each session
- 5
- how to ride a bicycle
- helps you keep it
- one reading is enough
- making a picture of it
- everyone forgets things
- a price you just heard
- False
- review and use it often
- helps attention
- helps attention
- your mother tongue
- False
- fruit and vegetables
- 4
- step 3
- 3
- revise, then sleep well
- helps you keep it
- False
- store it
- False
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