Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 514 · 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.True or false: “your birthday” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a clear, tidy desk (b) studying half-asleep (c) eyes on the speaker (d) phone in another room
3. 3.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
4. 4.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) taking short notes (b) doodling cartoons (c) chatting quietly (d) looking at the clock
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) directions told just now (c) a price you just heard (d) the last line you read
6. 6.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reading it once only (c) never testing yourself (d) skipping revision
7. 7.Which of these breaks attention? (a) checking messages (b) phone in another room (c) notes while listening (d) asking a question
8. 8.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
9. 9.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
10. 10.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) pills give super memory (c) pictures stick better (d) we forget without review
11. 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
12. 12.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
13. 13.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or keep it in memory? (a) get it back later (b) keep it in memory
14. 14.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) one reading is enough (c) practice improves memory (d) pills give super memory
15. 15.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
16. 16.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your birthday? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
17. 17.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) we forget without review (c) sleep helps you learn (d) practice improves memory
19. 19.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) learning without meaning (c) never testing yourself (d) a good night’s sleep
22. 22.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: drinking enough water? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
23. 23.🗂️ 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
24. 24.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
25. 25.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
26. 26.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) you are not smart (c) you need a review (d) memory is broken
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drinking enough water (b) fruit and vegetables (c) an all-night cram (d) short study breaks
29. 29.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) reading it once only (c) making a picture of it (d) reviewing after a week
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) one long session only (c) testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a quiet place to study (b) one task at a time (c) notes while listening (d) three tasks at once
33. 33.Which of these helps your memory? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) an all-night cram (c) hours with no break (d) sitting still all day
34. 34.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
35. 35.Which of these helps your memory? (a) skipping breakfast (b) an all-night cram (c) revising before bed (d) feeling very stressed
36. 36.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) it makes you tired (c) it only helps in sport (d) you keep what you notice
37. 37.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
38. 38.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) one reading is enough (c) you keep all you read (d) we forget without review
39. 39.True or false: “we forget without review” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: an OTP you just got? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory

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