Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 500 · 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.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “your mother tongue” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) skipping revision (c) studying when sleepy (d) a good night’s sleep
6. 6.True or false: “a number you just heard” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
8. 8.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) doodling cartoons (c) taking short notes (d) looking at the clock
9. 9.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) forgetting starts late (c) we forget fast at first (d) memory is fixed
10. 10.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or store it? (a) notice it (b) store it
11. 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
13. 13.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) short study breaks (b) hours with no break (c) fruit and vegetables (d) a calm, happy mind
14. 14.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
15. 15.True or false: “sitting still all day” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or notice it? (a) keep it in memory (b) notice it
17. 17.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) you keep all you read (c) pills give super memory (d) everyone forgets things
19. 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
20. 20.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) hope for the best (b) hear it once (c) review and use it often (d) read it once
21. 21.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
22. 22.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or notice it? (a) get it back later (b) notice it
23. 23.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
24. 24.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
25. 25.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) eyes on the speaker (c) three tasks at once (d) a desk full of toys
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) short planned breaks (c) one task at a time (d) asking a question
27. 27.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “your best friend’s name” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.😴 You often can’t sleep or feel unwell. What should you do? (a) tell a parent or doctor (b) buy memory pills (c) study even more (d) ignore it
30. 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) making a picture of it (c) skipping revision (d) testing yourself
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
33. 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a goal for each session? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
35. 35.🔢 A 16-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) how to ride a bicycle (b) directions told just now (c) a number you just heard (d) a carry while adding
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) daydreaming in class (b) chatting in class (c) TV on while studying (d) phone in another room
38. 38.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) making a picture of it (c) testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
39. 39.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) fruit and vegetables (c) sitting still all day (d) a calm, happy mind
40. 40.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) nothing changes (c) it slows down (d) it speeds up

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