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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 2.Which of these helps your memory? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) hours with no break (c) an all-night cram (d) staying up very late
- 3.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) your birthday (b) a carry while adding (c) a price you just heard (d) a number you just heard
- 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 5.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 6.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it helps learning stick (b) it wastes time (c) it is only for babies (d) it erases memory
- 7.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: sitting still all day? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 8.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) TV on while studying (c) one task at a time (d) games open on screen
- 9.Which of these helps your memory? (a) short study breaks (b) feeling very stressed (c) studying very hungry (d) sitting still all day
- 10.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) linking to what you know (c) learning without meaning (d) a good night’s sleep
- 11.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: playing outdoors? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 12.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) a new word for a minute (b) the national anthem (c) how to swim (d) tables learned long ago
- 13.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) memory is broken (c) you are not smart (d) you need a review
- 14.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the national anthem? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 15.🗂️ 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) until next month (c) forever (d) for years
- 16.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) your best friend’s name (c) a number you just heard (d) your birthday
- 17.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) drinking enough water (b) a full night’s sleep (c) skipping breakfast (d) short study breaks
- 18.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or get it back later? (a) notice it (b) get it back later
- 19.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 20.True or false: “a number you just heard” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reading it once only (c) testing yourself (d) reviewing after a week
- 22.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) pills give super memory (c) memory can’t improve (d) sleep helps you learn
- 23.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 24.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) learning without meaning (c) explaining to a friend (d) cramming the last night
- 25.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 26.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
- 28.😴 You go to bed at 10:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 30.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) tables learned long ago (b) your home address (c) the last line you read (d) how to swim
- 32.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: tables learned long ago? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 33.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 34.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 35.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) the last line you read (b) the national anthem (c) an OTP you just got (d) a price you just heard
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) drinking enough water (c) screens till midnight (d) short study breaks
- 37.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 40.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) cramming the last night (b) testing yourself (c) reviewing the next day (d) making a picture of it
Answer key
- helps you keep it
- a full night’s sleep
- your birthday
- helps you keep it
- a myth
- it helps learning stick
- hurts memory
- one task at a time
- short study breaks
- learning without meaning
- helps memory
- a new word for a minute
- you need a review
- long-term memory
- only a short while
- a number you just heard
- skipping breakfast
- notice it
- 15
- True
- reading it once only
- sleep helps you learn
- long-term memory
- explaining to a friend
- 5
- False
- step 2
- 8
- helps attention
- False
- the last line you read
- long-term memory
- True
- helps memory
- the national anthem
- screens till midnight
- False
- 2
- helps attention
- cramming the last night
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