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 is a myth about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) attention comes first (c) pictures stick better (d) meaning makes it stick
- 2.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) no, never (b) only for adults (c) yes, with good methods (d) only with pills
- 3.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: an OTP you just got? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 5.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 6.😴 You go to bed at 9:00 PM and wake up at 7:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 7.True or false: “a calm, happy mind” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) attention comes first (c) sleep helps you learn (d) we forget without review
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) learning without meaning (c) explaining to a friend (d) reading it once only
- 10.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 11.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) in the first day or two (b) after ten years (c) never (d) only in exams
- 12.😴 You go to bed at 9:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 13.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) hear it once (b) read it once (c) hope for the best (d) review and use it often
- 14.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 15.Which of these breaks attention? (a) one task at a time (b) a clear, tidy desk (c) games open on screen (d) eyes on the speaker
- 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 17.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 18.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
- 19.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 20.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 21.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 22.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) a desk full of toys (c) notes while listening (d) phone in another room
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) reviewing the next day (c) testing yourself (d) reviewing after a week
- 25.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 26.Which of these helps attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) three tasks at once (c) a desk full of toys (d) checking messages
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) chatting in class (b) three tasks at once (c) a quiet place to study (d) scrolling while reading
- 28.True or false: “TV on while studying” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🗂️ You learned a poem in Class 3 and still know it. Where is it kept? (a) long-term memory (b) only your notebook (c) short-term memory (d) nowhere
- 30.True or false: “chatting in class” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
- 31.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it slows down (c) nothing changes (d) it speeds up
- 32.🔢 Instead of holding 12 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 33.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “asking a question” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 36.Which of these breaks attention? (a) asking a question (b) a goal for each session (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) chatting in class
- 37.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 38.True or false: “skipping breakfast” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
Answer key
- some kids never forget
- yes, with good methods
- False
- short-term memory
- helps attention
- 10
- True
- good memory is just luck
- explaining to a friend
- True
- in the first day or two
- 9
- review and use it often
- True
- games open on screen
- helps you keep it
- 130
- step 1
- 9
- a myth
- a fact
- breaks attention
- a desk full of toys
- one long session only
- False
- eyes on the speaker
- a quiet place to study
- False
- long-term memory
- False
- it slows down
- 8
- True
- True
- a myth
- chatting in class
- 65
- True
- a myth
- helps attention
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