Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 464 · 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 breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) scrolling while reading (c) phone in another room (d) asking a question
2. 2.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing the next day
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
4. 4.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) review and use it often (b) hear it once (c) read it once (d) hope for the best
5. 5.True or false: “your home address” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “the last line you read” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
8. 8.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reading it once only (b) testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) making a picture of it
9. 9.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) looking at the clock (c) taking short notes (d) doodling cartoons
10. 10.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
11. 11.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
12. 12.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) practice improves memory (c) one reading is enough (d) sleep helps you learn
13. 13.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) some kids never forget (c) attention comes first (d) memory can’t improve
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) directions told just now (b) a price you just heard (c) your mother tongue (d) an OTP you just got
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) cramming the last night (c) making a picture of it (d) testing yourself
16. 16.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
17. 17.Which of these helps your memory? (a) an all-night cram (b) hours with no break (c) skipping breakfast (d) a calm, happy mind
18. 18.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: tables learned long ago? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
19. 19.True or false: “an all-night cram” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) revising before bed (b) fruit and vegetables (c) sitting still all day (d) short study breaks
21. 21.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) one task at a time (c) notes while listening (d) checking messages
22. 22.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
24. 24.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, energy drinks (b) no — habits help most (c) yes, many do (d) yes, sugar does
25. 25.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) memory can’t improve (c) testing yourself helps (d) practice improves memory
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) a good night’s sleep (c) never testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
27. 27.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) not paying attention (b) names can’t be learned (c) you are bad at names (d) your brain is full
28. 28.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or pay attention? (a) keep it in memory (b) pay attention
30. 30.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) put it in another room (b) turn the sound up (c) reply at once (d) keep it in your hand
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) cramming lasts for years (c) you keep all you read (d) everyone forgets things
33. 33.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
35. 35.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) the national anthem (b) a new word for a minute (c) a carry while adding (d) a number you just heard
36. 36.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) skipping breakfast (b) short study breaks (c) playing outdoors (d) a healthy breakfast
37. 37.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) memory is broken (c) you should give up (d) you are not smart
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) reading it once only (c) making a picture of it (d) using it in a sum
39. 39.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your best friend’s name (b) your birthday (c) your mother tongue (d) a price you just heard

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