Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 511 · 40 questions

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.

1. 1.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) the brain is broken (b) learning is useless (c) memory is fixed (d) we never reviewed them
2. 2.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
3. 3.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reading it once only (d) using it in a sum
4. 4.😴 You often can’t sleep or feel unwell. What should you do? (a) buy memory pills (b) tell a parent or doctor (c) ignore it (d) study even more
5. 5.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
6. 6.Which of these helps your memory? (a) an all-night cram (b) screens till midnight (c) sitting still all day (d) a healthy breakfast
7. 7.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the last line you read (b) directions told just now (c) your birthday (d) a price you just heard
9. 9.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, energy drinks (b) yes, sugar does (c) no — habits help most (d) yes, many do
10. 10.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) your brain is full (b) names can’t be learned (c) you are bad at names (d) not paying attention
11. 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
12. 12.Which of these helps attention? (a) checking messages (b) scrolling while reading (c) daydreaming in class (d) notes while listening
13. 13.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) memory can’t improve (c) cramming lasts for years (d) attention comes first
14. 14.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) explaining to a friend (c) reading it once only (d) one long session only
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) studying when sleepy (c) skipping revision (d) reviewing after a week
16. 16.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or notice it? (a) keep it in memory (b) notice it
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
18. 18.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
19. 19.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reading it once only (c) linking to what you know (d) making a picture of it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) we forget without review (c) cramming lasts for years (d) good memory is just luck
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your mother tongue (b) the last line you read (c) your best friend’s name (d) your home address
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) cramming the last night (c) testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attention comes first (b) we forget without review (c) pills give super memory (d) sleep helps you learn
26. 26.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
28. 28.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
29. 29.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
30. 30.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) random letters (b) a word you never heard (c) a number read once (d) something you understand
31. 31.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
33. 33.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
34. 34.😴 You go to bed at 9:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) skipping breakfast (c) revising before bed (d) a healthy breakfast
36. 36.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your home address (b) tables learned long ago (c) a number you just heard (d) how to swim
38. 38.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) forever (b) until next month (c) for years (d) only a short while
39. 39.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on the teacher and board (b) out of the window (c) on your friend (d) on your phone
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone forgets things (b) sleep helps you learn (c) attention comes first (d) good memory is just luck

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