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Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 486 · 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.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. 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. 3.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
  4. 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. 5.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or pay attention? (a) store it (b) pay attention
  7. 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. 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. 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. 10.True or false: “attention comes first” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  11. 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  12. 12.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
  13. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 19.😴 You go to bed at 10:00 PM and wake up at 8:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  20. 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. 21.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  22. 22.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  23. 23.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  24. 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. 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. 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. 27.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a number you just heard? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  28. 28.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
  29. 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. 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. 31.True or false: “staying up very late” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
  32. 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. 33.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  34. 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. 35.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  36. 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. 37.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  38. 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. 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. 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

  1. pictures stick better
  2. pay attention
  3. True
  4. chatting in class
  5. False
  6. pay attention
  7. no — habits help most
  8. phone in another room
  9. directions told just now
  10. True
  11. breaks attention
  12. 45
  13. pills give super memory
  14. screens till midnight
  15. a number you just heard
  16. how to swim
  17. reviewing after a week
  18. a desk full of toys
  19. 10
  20. we never reviewed them
  21. step 3
  22. 3
  23. step 2
  24. a full night’s sleep
  25. three tasks at once
  26. only a few
  27. short-term memory
  28. long-term memory
  29. cramming the last night
  30. helps you keep it
  31. False
  32. taking short notes
  33. a myth
  34. your mother tongue
  35. a myth
  36. daydreaming in class
  37. False
  38. 15
  39. note it, then go back
  40. a goal for each session

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