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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 504 · 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.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  2. 2.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  4. 4.Which of these helps your memory? (a) studying very hungry (b) sitting still all day (c) drinking enough water (d) skipping breakfast
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing after a week (d) studying when sleepy
  6. 6.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) reading it once only (c) testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
  7. 7.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) you keep all you read (c) memory can’t improve (d) meaning makes it stick
  8. 8.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) forgetting it (b) reading it again (c) bringing it back to mind (d) writing it neatly
  9. 9.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) turn the sound up (c) put it in another room (d) reply at once
  11. 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  12. 12.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) never testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) using it in a sum
  14. 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  15. 15.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.Which of these helps attention? (a) three tasks at once (b) TV on while studying (c) a desk full of toys (d) phone in another room
  17. 17.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
  18. 18.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  19. 19.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
  21. 21.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it doesn’t matter (c) you keep what you notice (d) it only helps in sport
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a carry while adding (b) your best friend’s name (c) a number you just heard (d) the last line you read
  23. 23.True or false: “notes while listening” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) making a picture of it (c) reviewing after a week (d) cramming the last night
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) an all-night cram (b) feeling very stressed (c) a full night’s sleep (d) hours with no break
  26. 26.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
  27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
  28. 28.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) cramming lasts for years (c) practice improves memory (d) one reading is enough
  29. 29.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) a new word for a minute (c) a carry while adding (d) your mother tongue
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) one long session only (c) cramming the last night (d) studying when sleepy
  31. 31.True or false: “scrolling while reading” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) no memory (b) muscle memory (c) long-term memory (d) short-term memory
  33. 33.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  34. 34.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing after a week (c) studying when sleepy (d) a good night’s sleep
  36. 36.🗂️ 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
  37. 37.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
  38. 38.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
  39. 39.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) a full night’s sleep (c) sitting still all day (d) a calm, happy mind
  40. 40.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: playing outdoors? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory

Answer key

  1. a myth
  2. False
  3. breaks attention
  4. drinking enough water
  5. reviewing after a week
  6. testing yourself
  7. meaning makes it stick
  8. bringing it back to mind
  9. False
  10. put it in another room
  11. breaks attention
  12. True
  13. using it in a sum
  14. helps attention
  15. True
  16. phone in another room
  17. 55
  18. a myth
  19. False
  20. helps you keep it
  21. you keep what you notice
  22. your best friend’s name
  23. True
  24. cramming the last night
  25. a full night’s sleep
  26. False
  27. lets it fade
  28. practice improves memory
  29. your mother tongue
  30. using it in a sum
  31. True
  32. short-term memory
  33. 2
  34. a fact
  35. studying when sleepy
  36. fewer things to hold
  37. pay attention
  38. notice it
  39. sitting still all day
  40. helps memory

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