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.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 2.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) cramming the last night (c) one long session only (d) reviewing after a week
- 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 4.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the last line you read? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 5.Which of these helps your memory? (a) screens till midnight (b) skipping breakfast (c) drinking enough water (d) sitting still all day
- 6.Which of these helps your memory? (a) revising before bed (b) sitting still all day (c) an all-night cram (d) staying up very late
- 7.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 8.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “we forget without review” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) everyone forgets things (c) some kids never forget (d) we forget without review
- 11.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: revising before bed? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 12.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 13.True or false: “attention comes first” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
- 15.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we never forget (c) we forget fast at first (d) memory is fixed
- 16.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 17.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) note it, then go back (c) think about it more (d) watch the match
- 18.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) hundreds (b) a whole book (c) no limit (d) only a few
- 19.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a full night’s sleep? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 20.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 21.Which of these helps attention? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a quiet place to study (c) studying half-asleep (d) TV on while studying
- 22.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 23.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) the exam night (c) never (d) today or tomorrow
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) TV on while studying (c) games open on screen (d) checking messages
- 25.😴 You go to bed at 10:30 PM and wake up at 7:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) notes while listening (c) studying half-asleep (d) asking a question
- 27.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you need a review (c) you are not smart (d) you should give up
- 28.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 29.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only for adults (b) only with pills (c) no, never (d) yes, with good methods
- 30.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) TV on while studying (c) eyes on the speaker (d) three tasks at once
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) a quiet place to study (c) three tasks at once (d) a desk full of toys
- 32.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or notice it? (a) keep it in memory (b) notice it
- 33.🔢 A 10-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 34.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) no reason (b) to make them longer (c) to change the number (d) fewer things to hold
- 35.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) read it faster (c) read it again, focused (d) skip the chapter
- 36.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) practice improves memory (c) meaning makes it stick (d) good memory is just luck
- 38.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) playing outdoors (b) staying up very late (c) fruit and vegetables (d) a healthy breakfast
- 39.👀 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
- 40.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a quiet place to study (c) TV on while studying (d) eyes on the speaker
Answer key
- False
- reviewing after a week
- lets it fade
- short-term memory
- drinking enough water
- revising before bed
- 15
- True
- False
- some kids never forget
- helps memory
- 135
- True
- step 1
- we forget fast at first
- a fact
- note it, then go back
- only a few
- helps memory
- 3
- a quiet place to study
- 45
- today or tomorrow
- a clear, tidy desk
- 9
- studying half-asleep
- you need a review
- 2
- yes, with good methods
- eyes on the speaker
- a quiet place to study
- notice it
- 5
- fewer things to hold
- read it again, focused
- a fact
- good memory is just luck
- staying up very late
- put it in another room
- TV on while studying
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