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.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it wastes time (b) it erases memory (c) it helps learning stick (d) it is only for babies
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) short planned breaks (c) a desk full of toys (d) notes while listening
- 3.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) no — habits help most (b) yes, many do (c) yes, energy drinks (d) yes, sugar does
- 4.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) learning without meaning (c) cramming the last night (d) reading it once only
- 5.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 6.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “an all-night cram” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) one reading is enough (c) attention comes first (d) you keep all you read
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) drinking enough water (c) revising before bed (d) studying very hungry
- 10.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 11.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) some kids never forget (c) pills give super memory (d) pictures stick better
- 12.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 13.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) a price you just heard (c) your birthday (d) tables learned long ago
- 14.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) doodling cartoons (b) chatting quietly (c) looking at the clock (d) taking short notes
- 15.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) something you understand (b) a word you never heard (c) random letters (d) a number read once
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) testing yourself helps (c) memory can’t improve (d) good memory is just luck
- 17.😴 You feel thirsty and sleepy while studying. A good first step? (a) give up for the day (b) water and a short break (c) keep going for hours (d) eat lots of sweets
- 18.True or false: “hours with no break” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 19.True or false: “your birthday” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) long-term memory (b) muscle memory (c) no memory (d) short-term memory
- 22.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
- 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 24.True or false: “screens till midnight” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) until next month (b) only a short while (c) forever (d) for years
- 26.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the last line you read (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) a price you just heard (d) directions told just now
- 28.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 29.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 30.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or notice it? (a) get it back later (b) notice it
- 31.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) never testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) making a picture of it
- 32.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) bringing it back to mind (b) reading it again (c) forgetting it (d) writing it neatly
- 33.😴 You go to bed at 8:00 PM and wake up at 6:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 34.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 35.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) feeling very stressed (b) a healthy breakfast (c) revising before bed (d) a calm, happy mind
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) one reading is enough (c) pills give super memory (d) everyone forgets things
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a carry while adding (b) your mother tongue (c) a price you just heard (d) the last line you read
- 38.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) you are not smart (c) you should give up (d) memory is broken
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) skipping revision (c) explaining to a friend (d) making a picture of it
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drinking enough water (b) staying up very late (c) revising before bed (d) playing outdoors
Answer key
- it helps learning stick
- a desk full of toys
- no — habits help most
- linking to what you know
- breaks attention
- False
- False
- attention comes first
- studying very hungry
- False
- pictures stick better
- step 1
- a price you just heard
- taking short notes
- something you understand
- testing yourself helps
- water and a short break
- True
- False
- True
- short-term memory
- step 3
- helps you keep it
- True
- only a short while
- step 1
- how to ride a bicycle
- helps attention
- 110
- notice it
- making a picture of it
- bringing it back to mind
- 10
- helps memory
- feeling very stressed
- everyone forgets things
- your mother tongue
- you need a review
- skipping revision
- staying up very late
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