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.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: directions told just now? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 2.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
- 4.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 5.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: screens till midnight? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 6.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) your brain is full (b) not paying attention (c) names can’t be learned (d) you are bad at names
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) scrolling while reading (c) TV on while studying (d) phone in another room
- 8.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a new word for a minute (b) an OTP you just got (c) a number you just heard (d) your mother tongue
- 9.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) sleep helps you learn (c) attention comes first (d) pictures stick better
- 10.🗂️ 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) for years (c) until next month (d) forever
- 11.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) turn the sound up (b) reply at once (c) keep it in your hand (d) put it in another room
- 12.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 13.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) attention comes first (c) pictures stick better (d) pills give super memory
- 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 16.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: sitting still all day? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) studying half-asleep (c) a desk full of toys (d) chatting in class
- 18.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) to make them longer (b) to change the number (c) fewer things to hold (d) no reason
- 19.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) forgetting starts late (c) we never forget (d) memory is fixed
- 20.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) checking messages (c) one task at a time (d) studying half-asleep
- 22.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) explaining to a friend (b) studying when sleepy (c) one long session only (d) skipping revision
- 23.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) cramming lasts for years (c) memory can’t improve (d) testing yourself helps
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) cramming lasts for years (c) testing yourself helps (d) pictures stick better
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) one reading is enough (c) we forget without review (d) attention comes first
- 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing after a week (d) never testing yourself
- 29.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or get it back later? (a) keep it in memory (b) get it back later
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) making a picture of it (c) cramming the last night (d) testing yourself
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) daydreaming in class (c) short planned breaks (d) notes while listening
- 32.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) taking short notes (b) doodling cartoons (c) looking at the clock (d) chatting quietly
- 33.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 34.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 35.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your best friend’s name (b) an OTP you just got (c) a carry while adding (d) a number you just heard
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) one reading is enough (c) some kids never forget (d) meaning makes it stick
- 38.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 39.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: drinking enough water? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 40.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- short-term memory
- True
- store it
- 13
- hurts memory
- not paying attention
- phone in another room
- your mother tongue
- one reading is enough
- only a short while
- put it in another room
- 85
- pills give super memory
- helps you keep it
- helps you keep it
- hurts memory
- a goal for each session
- fewer things to hold
- we forget fast at first
- short-term memory
- one task at a time
- explaining to a friend
- step 2
- testing yourself helps
- cramming lasts for years
- one reading is enough
- helps you keep it
- never testing yourself
- keep it in memory
- cramming the last night
- daydreaming in class
- taking short notes
- short-term memory
- 95
- step 3
- your best friend’s name
- meaning makes it stick
- a fact
- helps memory
- False
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