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.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) some kids never forget (c) memory can’t improve (d) pictures stick better
- 2.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or pay attention? (a) get it back later (b) pay attention
- 3.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) a goal for each session (d) chatting in class
- 5.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or pay attention? (a) store it (b) pay attention
- 7.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, sugar does (b) yes, many do (c) no — habits help most (d) yes, energy drinks
- 8.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) phone in another room (c) three tasks at once (d) daydreaming in class
- 9.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) directions told just now (b) your home address (c) tables learned long ago (d) your mother tongue
- 10.True or false: “attention comes first” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 12.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 13.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) practice improves memory (c) attention comes first (d) everyone forgets things
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) screens till midnight (b) playing outdoors (c) a full night’s sleep (d) short study breaks
- 15.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) your home address (c) how to swim (d) your birthday
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) directions told just now (b) a number you just heard (c) the last line you read (d) how to swim
- 17.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) reviewing after a week (c) learning without meaning (d) never testing yourself
- 18.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) a goal for each session (c) a desk full of toys (d) a clear, tidy desk
- 19.😴 You go to bed at 10:00 PM and wake up at 8:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 20.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) we never reviewed them (b) learning is useless (c) memory is fixed (d) the brain is broken
- 21.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 22.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 23.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 24.Which of these helps your memory? (a) hours with no break (b) an all-night cram (c) feeling very stressed (d) a full night’s sleep
- 25.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) short planned breaks (c) three tasks at once (d) a quiet place to study
- 26.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) a whole book (b) no limit (c) hundreds (d) only a few
- 27.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 28.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 29.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) cramming the last night (b) a good night’s sleep (c) making a picture of it (d) reviewing the next day
- 30.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 31.True or false: “staying up very late” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 32.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) taking short notes (c) looking at the clock (d) doodling cartoons
- 33.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your mother tongue (b) directions told just now (c) the last line you read (d) an OTP you just got
- 35.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 36.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) phone in another room (c) one task at a time (d) daydreaming in class
- 37.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 38.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
- 39.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) think about it more (b) give up studying (c) watch the match (d) note it, then go back
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) TV on while studying (b) studying half-asleep (c) chatting in class (d) a goal for each session
Answer key
- pictures stick better
- pay attention
- True
- chatting in class
- False
- pay attention
- no — habits help most
- phone in another room
- directions told just now
- True
- breaks attention
- 45
- pills give super memory
- screens till midnight
- a number you just heard
- how to swim
- reviewing after a week
- a desk full of toys
- 10
- we never reviewed them
- step 3
- 3
- step 2
- a full night’s sleep
- three tasks at once
- only a few
- short-term memory
- long-term memory
- cramming the last night
- helps you keep it
- False
- taking short notes
- a myth
- your mother tongue
- a myth
- daydreaming in class
- False
- 15
- note it, then go back
- a goal for each session
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students