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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 445 · 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.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: directions told just now? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  2. 2.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  3. 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. 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. 5.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: screens till midnight? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
  6. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 12.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
  13. 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. 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. 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. 16.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: sitting still all day? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  17. 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. 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. 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. 20.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  21. 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. 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. 23.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  24. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 33.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  34. 34.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
  35. 35.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  36. 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. 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. 38.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  39. 39.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: drinking enough water? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  40. 40.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. short-term memory
  2. True
  3. store it
  4. 13
  5. hurts memory
  6. not paying attention
  7. phone in another room
  8. your mother tongue
  9. one reading is enough
  10. only a short while
  11. put it in another room
  12. 85
  13. pills give super memory
  14. helps you keep it
  15. helps you keep it
  16. hurts memory
  17. a goal for each session
  18. fewer things to hold
  19. we forget fast at first
  20. short-term memory
  21. one task at a time
  22. explaining to a friend
  23. step 2
  24. testing yourself helps
  25. cramming lasts for years
  26. one reading is enough
  27. helps you keep it
  28. never testing yourself
  29. keep it in memory
  30. cramming the last night
  31. daydreaming in class
  32. taking short notes
  33. short-term memory
  34. 95
  35. step 3
  36. your best friend’s name
  37. meaning makes it stick
  38. a fact
  39. helps memory
  40. False

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