Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 435 · 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.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) learning without meaning (c) explaining to a friend (d) reviewing the next day
2. 2.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) notice, store, recall (b) recall, store, notice (c) read, write, sleep (d) look, forget, guess
3. 3.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
4. 4.True or false: “the national anthem” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the national anthem (b) the last line you read (c) a new word for a minute (d) a carry while adding
6. 6.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or get it back later? (a) pay attention (b) get it back later
7. 7.True or false: “a healthy breakfast” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) studying when sleepy (d) linking to what you know
10. 10.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) read it once (b) hope for the best (c) hear it once (d) review and use it often
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) short planned breaks (c) checking messages (d) one task at a time
12. 12.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: screens till midnight? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
13. 13.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a number read once (b) something you understand (c) a word you never heard (d) random letters
14. 14.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) in the first day or two (c) never (d) only in exams
15. 15.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) three tasks at once (c) chatting in class (d) a goal for each session
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a number you just heard (b) your best friend’s name (c) your mother tongue (d) the national anthem
18. 18.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the last line you read? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a quiet place to study (c) games open on screen (d) checking messages
20. 20.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) memory is fixed (c) forgetting starts late (d) we never forget
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your best friend’s name (b) your mother tongue (c) an OTP you just got (d) how to ride a bicycle
22. 22.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) put it in another room (c) reply at once (d) turn the sound up
23. 23.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
24. 24.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) next month (c) never (d) today or tomorrow
25. 25.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) how to swim (b) your birthday (c) a new word for a minute (d) tables learned long ago
26. 26.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) skip the chapter (c) read it faster (d) read it again, focused
27. 27.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) only a short while (b) forever (c) until next month (d) for years
28. 28.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
30. 30.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
32. 32.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) cramming the last night
34. 34.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
35. 35.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) note it, then go back (b) think about it more (c) give up studying (d) watch the match
36. 36.😴 You often can’t sleep or feel unwell. What should you do? (a) buy memory pills (b) tell a parent or doctor (c) study even more (d) ignore it
37. 37.Which of these helps your memory? (a) feeling very stressed (b) hours with no break (c) sitting still all day (d) a calm, happy mind
38. 38.True or false: “staying up very late” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: hours with no break? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it

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