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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 505 · 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.Which of these helps your memory? (a) sitting still all day (b) an all-night cram (c) skipping breakfast (d) fruit and vegetables
  2. 2.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) watch the match (c) note it, then go back (d) think about it more
  3. 3.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
  5. 5.Which of these helps attention? (a) TV on while studying (b) three tasks at once (c) chatting in class (d) asking a question
  6. 6.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) cramming lasts for years (c) sleep helps you learn (d) practice improves memory
  7. 7.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) skip sleep and dinner (b) study all night (c) play games all night (d) revise, then sleep well
  8. 8.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) short study breaks (c) staying up very late (d) a healthy breakfast
  9. 9.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) only in exams (c) in the first day or two (d) never
  10. 10.True or false: “your home address” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) three tasks at once (b) a quiet place to study (c) checking messages (d) studying half-asleep
  12. 12.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) everyone forgets things (c) good memory is just luck (d) pictures stick better
  13. 13.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or store it? (a) pay attention (b) store it
  14. 14.😴 You feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) eat lots of sweets (b) water and a short break (c) keep going for hours (d) give up for the day
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) eyes on the speaker (c) one task at a time (d) chatting in class
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) asking a question (c) notes while listening (d) daydreaming in class
  17. 17.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) forgetting it (b) reading it again (c) bringing it back to mind (d) writing it neatly
  18. 18.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a price you just heard (b) a number you just heard (c) your best friend’s name (d) an OTP you just got
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) memory can’t improve (c) one reading is enough (d) sleep helps you learn
  21. 21.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) hear it once (b) review and use it often (c) read it once (d) hope for the best
  23. 23.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) the national anthem (b) your home address (c) your mother tongue (d) the last line you read
  24. 24.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) names can’t be learned (b) you are bad at names (c) not paying attention (d) your brain is full
  25. 25.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) muscle memory (b) short-term memory (c) long-term memory (d) no memory
  26. 26.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
  27. 27.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) games open on screen (c) checking messages (d) phone in another room
  28. 28.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: short study breaks? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
  29. 29.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
  30. 30.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) memory can’t improve (c) cramming lasts for years (d) one reading is enough
  31. 31.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
  32. 32.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: fruit and vegetables? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  33. 33.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  34. 34.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) meaning makes it stick (c) memory can’t improve (d) you keep all you read
  35. 35.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) some kids never forget (c) pictures stick better (d) meaning makes it stick
  36. 36.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it
  38. 38.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) practice improves memory (c) cramming lasts for years (d) one reading is enough
  39. 39.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  40. 40.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) you keep what you notice (b) it makes you tired (c) it only helps in sport (d) it doesn’t matter

Answer key

  1. fruit and vegetables
  2. note it, then go back
  3. False
  4. lets it fade
  5. asking a question
  6. cramming lasts for years
  7. revise, then sleep well
  8. staying up very late
  9. in the first day or two
  10. False
  11. a quiet place to study
  12. good memory is just luck
  13. pay attention
  14. water and a short break
  15. chatting in class
  16. daydreaming in class
  17. bringing it back to mind
  18. store it
  19. your best friend’s name
  20. sleep helps you learn
  21. False
  22. review and use it often
  23. the last line you read
  24. not paying attention
  25. short-term memory
  26. 10
  27. phone in another room
  28. helps memory
  29. 12
  30. attention comes first
  31. helps memory
  32. helps memory
  33. step 3
  34. meaning makes it stick
  35. some kids never forget
  36. True
  37. notice it
  38. practice improves memory
  39. breaks attention
  40. you keep what you notice

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