Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 456 · 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 is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) pictures stick better (c) attention comes first (d) good memory is just luck
2. 2.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: screens till midnight? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
3. 3.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
4. 4.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) you keep all you read (c) testing yourself helps (d) practice improves memory
5. 5.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) studying half-asleep (c) phone in another room (d) one task at a time
6. 6.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) a whole book (b) hundreds (c) only a few (d) no limit
7. 7.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) one task at a time (c) scrolling while reading (d) short planned breaks
9. 9.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or recall it? (a) pay attention (b) recall it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) good memory is just luck (c) sleep helps you learn (d) attention comes first
11. 11.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.True or false: “an OTP you just got” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) skipping revision (c) reading it once only (d) cramming the last night
14. 14.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) daydreaming in class (c) short planned breaks (d) notes while listening
15. 15.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
16. 16.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
17. 17.😴 You go to bed at 8:00 PM and wake up at 4:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
18. 18.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
19. 19.Which of these helps your memory? (a) screens till midnight (b) studying very hungry (c) staying up very late (d) drinking enough water
20. 20.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
21. 21.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) how to swim (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) an OTP you just got
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) using it in a sum (c) making a picture of it (d) explaining to a friend
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) studying when sleepy (c) reading it once only (d) cramming the last night
24. 24.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) play games all night (b) study all night (c) skip sleep and dinner (d) revise, then sleep well
25. 25.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, in a week (b) yes, with a pill (c) yes, by staring hard (d) no, that is a myth
26. 26.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) memory is fixed (c) forgetting starts late (d) we never forget
27. 27.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
28. 28.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a full night’s sleep? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
29. 29.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) read it again, focused (c) turn the TV on (d) read it faster
30. 30.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
31. 31.True or false: “scrolling while reading” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) forever (b) for years (c) only a short while (d) until next month
33. 33.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
34. 34.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
35. 35.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) watch the match (c) think about it more (d) note it, then go back
37. 37.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
38. 38.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) testing yourself helps (c) pills give super memory (d) practice improves memory
39. 39.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) bringing it back to mind (b) writing it neatly (c) reading it again (d) forgetting it
40. 40.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?

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