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.Which of these helps your memory? (a) sitting still all day (b) an all-night cram (c) skipping breakfast (d) fruit and vegetables
- 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.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 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.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.😴 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.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.📉 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.True or false: “your home address” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 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.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.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or store it? (a) pay attention (b) store it
- 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.🔍 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.🔍 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.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) forgetting it (b) reading it again (c) bringing it back to mind (d) writing it neatly
- 18.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
- 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.🔍 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.True or false: “a goal for each session” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 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.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.🧠 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.🗂️ 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.📅 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.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) games open on screen (c) checking messages (d) phone in another room
- 28.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: short study breaks? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 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.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.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 32.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: fruit and vegetables? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 33.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 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.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.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it
- 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.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 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
- fruit and vegetables
- note it, then go back
- False
- lets it fade
- asking a question
- cramming lasts for years
- revise, then sleep well
- staying up very late
- in the first day or two
- False
- a quiet place to study
- good memory is just luck
- pay attention
- water and a short break
- chatting in class
- daydreaming in class
- bringing it back to mind
- store it
- your best friend’s name
- sleep helps you learn
- False
- review and use it often
- the last line you read
- not paying attention
- short-term memory
- 10
- phone in another room
- helps memory
- 12
- attention comes first
- helps memory
- helps memory
- step 3
- meaning makes it stick
- some kids never forget
- True
- notice it
- practice improves memory
- breaks attention
- you keep what you notice
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