Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 488 · 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 helps your memory? (a) sitting still all day (b) a full night’s sleep (c) studying very hungry (d) skipping breakfast
2. 2.True or false: “TV on while studying” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) cramming lasts for years (c) one reading is enough (d) we forget without review
4. 4.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you should give up (c) you need a review (d) memory is broken
5. 5.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) making a picture of it (c) explaining to a friend (d) reading it once only
6. 6.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
7. 7.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the national anthem? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
8. 8.True or false: “the national anthem” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your phone (b) on your friend (c) out of the window (d) on the teacher and board
10. 10.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) the last line you read (b) a new word for a minute (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) directions told just now
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) asking a question (b) one task at a time (c) games open on screen (d) notes while listening
13. 13.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
14. 14.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) you keep all you read (c) pictures stick better (d) everyone forgets things
16. 16.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) cramming lasts for years (c) practice improves memory (d) pictures stick better
18. 18.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: tables learned long ago? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
19. 19.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) learning is useless (b) memory is fixed (c) we never reviewed them (d) the brain is broken
20. 20.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
21. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
22. 22.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the last line you read? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an all-night cram (b) studying very hungry (c) sitting still all day (d) a healthy breakfast
25. 25.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: hours with no break? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
26. 26.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only with pills (b) no, never (c) only for adults (d) yes, with good methods
27. 27.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
28. 28.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) games open on screen (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) a quiet place to study
29. 29.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) a desk full of toys (c) a quiet place to study (d) one task at a time
31. 31.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: skipping breakfast? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
32. 32.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
33. 33.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) you keep all you read (c) pills give super memory (d) one reading is enough
34. 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
35. 35.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) testing yourself helps (c) one reading is enough (d) practice improves memory
36. 36.True or false: “sitting still all day” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) making a picture of it
38. 38.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your mother tongue? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
39. 39.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True

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