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.
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- 1.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 2.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 3.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 4.Which of these helps your memory? (a) studying very hungry (b) sitting still all day (c) drinking enough water (d) skipping breakfast
- 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.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.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.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) forgetting it (b) reading it again (c) bringing it back to mind (d) writing it neatly
- 9.True or false: “three tasks at once” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 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.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 12.True or false: “a goal for each session” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 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.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 15.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 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.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 18.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 19.True or false: “eyes on the speaker” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 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.👀 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.🔍 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.True or false: “notes while listening” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔍 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.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
- 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.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.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.🔍 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.True or false: “scrolling while reading” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🔢 A 4-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 34.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 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.🗂️ 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.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
- 38.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
- 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.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: playing outdoors? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
Answer key
- a myth
- False
- breaks attention
- drinking enough water
- reviewing after a week
- testing yourself
- meaning makes it stick
- bringing it back to mind
- False
- put it in another room
- breaks attention
- True
- using it in a sum
- helps attention
- True
- phone in another room
- 55
- a myth
- False
- helps you keep it
- you keep what you notice
- your best friend’s name
- True
- cramming the last night
- a full night’s sleep
- False
- lets it fade
- practice improves memory
- your mother tongue
- using it in a sum
- True
- short-term memory
- 2
- a fact
- studying when sleepy
- fewer things to hold
- pay attention
- notice it
- sitting still all day
- helps memory
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students