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Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 460 · 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.📉 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. 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. 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. 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. 5.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  6. 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. 7.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: sitting still all day? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  8. 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. 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. 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. 11.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: playing outdoors? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  12. 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. 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. 14.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the national anthem? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  15. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 20.True or false: “a number you just heard” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  21. 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. 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. 23.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your home address? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  24. 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. 25.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  26. 26.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  28. 28.😴 You go to bed at 10:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  29. 29.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  30. 30.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
  31. 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. 32.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: tables learned long ago? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  33. 33.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  35. 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. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) drinking enough water (c) screens till midnight (d) short study breaks
  37. 37.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  39. 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  40. 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

  1. helps you keep it
  2. a full night’s sleep
  3. your birthday
  4. helps you keep it
  5. a myth
  6. it helps learning stick
  7. hurts memory
  8. one task at a time
  9. short study breaks
  10. learning without meaning
  11. helps memory
  12. a new word for a minute
  13. you need a review
  14. long-term memory
  15. only a short while
  16. a number you just heard
  17. skipping breakfast
  18. notice it
  19. 15
  20. True
  21. reading it once only
  22. sleep helps you learn
  23. long-term memory
  24. explaining to a friend
  25. 5
  26. False
  27. step 2
  28. 8
  29. helps attention
  30. False
  31. the last line you read
  32. long-term memory
  33. True
  34. helps memory
  35. the national anthem
  36. screens till midnight
  37. False
  38. 2
  39. helps attention
  40. cramming the last night

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