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.
NameDateTime takenScore ___ / 40
- 1.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a desk full of toys (b) eyes on the speaker (c) three tasks at once (d) checking messages
- 3.Which of these helps attention? (a) a desk full of toys (b) TV on while studying (c) studying half-asleep (d) phone in another room
- 4.True or false: “a number you just heard” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 5.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) attention comes first (c) we forget without review (d) memory can’t improve
- 6.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 7.😴 Which break is best during study? (a) scrolling videos (b) an hour of games (c) a long TV show (d) a short walk or stretch
- 8.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 9.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: directions told just now? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) tables learned long ago (c) how to ride a bicycle (d) directions told just now
- 11.Which of these helps your memory? (a) staying up very late (b) drinking enough water (c) sitting still all day (d) hours with no break
- 12.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 13.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 14.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 15.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) studying half-asleep (c) TV on while studying (d) phone in another room
- 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 18.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or recall it? (a) pay attention (b) recall it
- 19.True or false: “staying up very late” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 20.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, many do (b) yes, sugar does (c) no — habits help most (d) yes, energy drinks
- 21.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a full night’s sleep? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 22.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
- 23.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) to change the number (b) no reason (c) fewer things to hold (d) to make them longer
- 25.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) a quiet place to study (c) scrolling while reading (d) eyes on the speaker
- 27.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 28.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) you keep what you notice (c) it only helps in sport (d) it makes you tired
- 29.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 30.🔢 A 16-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 31.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) one task at a time (c) games open on screen (d) a goal for each session
- 33.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your mother tongue (b) a new word for a minute (c) how to swim (d) tables learned long ago
- 36.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) checking messages (c) short planned breaks (d) TV on while studying
- 38.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) attention comes first (c) pills give super memory (d) everyone forgets things
- 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 40.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) an OTP you just got (c) the last line you read (d) a new word for a minute
Answer key
- step 1
- eyes on the speaker
- phone in another room
- True
- memory can’t improve
- breaks attention
- a short walk or stretch
- 10
- short-term memory
- directions told just now
- drinking enough water
- helps attention
- 10
- a myth
- a fact
- phone in another room
- helps you keep it
- pay attention
- False
- no — habits help most
- helps memory
- step 3
- False
- fewer things to hold
- False
- scrolling while reading
- True
- you keep what you notice
- a myth
- 4
- 130
- games open on screen
- True
- True
- a new word for a minute
- False
- short planned breaks
- pills give super memory
- helps attention
- how to ride a bicycle
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students