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.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 2.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) pictures stick better (c) we forget without review (d) cramming lasts for years
- 3.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 4.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) memory is broken (c) you need a review (d) you should give up
- 5.True or false: “how to ride a bicycle” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 6.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 7.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
- 8.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) note it, then go back (b) give up studying (c) think about it more (d) watch the match
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) using it in a sum (c) a good night’s sleep (d) cramming the last night
- 10.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: screens till midnight? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 11.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 12.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) testing yourself
- 13.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
- 15.🔢 A 20-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 16.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: an OTP you just got? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 17.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your mother tongue (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) a carry while adding (d) the national anthem
- 18.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 19.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 20.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only for adults (b) only with pills (c) no, never (d) yes, with good methods
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) explaining to a friend (c) learning without meaning (d) testing yourself
- 22.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it faster (b) turn the TV on (c) skip the chapter (d) read it again, focused
- 23.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, many do (b) yes, energy drinks (c) no — habits help most (d) yes, sugar does
- 24.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 25.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) random letters (b) a number read once (c) a word you never heard (d) something you understand
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) explaining to a friend (c) testing yourself (d) a good night’s sleep
- 27.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 28.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
- 29.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 30.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which of these helps your memory? (a) screens till midnight (b) feeling very stressed (c) a full night’s sleep (d) an all-night cram
- 32.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) the national anthem
- 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: notes while listening? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 34.👀 Does this help attention or break it: games open on screen? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 35.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
- 36.True or false: “the last line you read” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 37.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) a full night’s sleep (c) playing outdoors (d) studying very hungry
- 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 39.True or false: “staying up very late” helps your memory. (a) False (b) True
- 40.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- a fact
- cramming lasts for years
- 80
- you need a review
- True
- 85
- pay attention
- note it, then go back
- cramming the last night
- hurts memory
- short-term memory
- testing yourself
- False
- step 1
- 5
- short-term memory
- a carry while adding
- True
- helps attention
- yes, with good methods
- learning without meaning
- read it again, focused
- no — habits help most
- 13
- something you understand
- reading it once only
- a fact
- step 2
- 13
- False
- a full night’s sleep
- a number you just heard
- helps attention
- breaks attention
- notice it
- True
- studying very hungry
- lets it fade
- False
- False
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