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.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 2.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 3.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, energy drinks (b) yes, sugar does (c) yes, many do (d) no — habits help most
- 4.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: screens till midnight? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 5.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) next month (c) today or tomorrow (d) the exam night
- 6.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) the national anthem (b) how to swim (c) directions told just now (d) how to ride a bicycle
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing after a week (d) reviewing the next day
- 8.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: skipping breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 9.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
- 10.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 11.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) muscle memory (b) no memory (c) long-term memory (d) short-term memory
- 12.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only with pills (b) only for adults (c) no, never (d) yes, with good methods
- 13.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 15.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 16.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 17.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 18.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) your best friend’s name (c) a carry while adding (d) an OTP you just got
- 19.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying very hungry (b) drinking enough water (c) a full night’s sleep (d) fruit and vegetables
- 21.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) making a picture of it (b) reading it once only (c) studying when sleepy (d) one long session only
- 22.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) cramming lasts for years (c) memory can’t improve (d) you keep all you read
- 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 24.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) a carry while adding (c) tables learned long ago (d) a price you just heard
- 25.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we never forget (c) forgetting starts late (d) we forget fast at first
- 26.🗂️ You learned a poem in Class 3 and still know it. Where is it kept? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory (c) nowhere (d) only your notebook
- 27.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 28.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) learning without meaning (c) studying when sleepy (d) a good night’s sleep
- 29.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 30.Which of these helps attention? (a) chatting in class (b) studying half-asleep (c) one task at a time (d) daydreaming in class
- 31.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the national anthem? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 32.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it makes you tired (b) it only helps in sport (c) it doesn’t matter (d) you keep what you notice
- 33.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 34.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) testing yourself helps (c) cramming lasts for years (d) pills give super memory
- 35.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) staying up very late (c) short study breaks (d) a calm, happy mind
- 36.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 37.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: staying up very late? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 38.😴 You go to bed at 9:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 39.True or false: “studying very hungry” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) explaining to a friend (c) one long session only (d) reviewing the next day
Answer key
- False
- breaks attention
- no — habits help most
- hurts memory
- today or tomorrow
- directions told just now
- skipping revision
- hurts memory
- False
- 65
- short-term memory
- yes, with good methods
- 11
- lets it fade
- a fact
- a fact
- False
- your best friend’s name
- False
- studying very hungry
- making a picture of it
- everyone forgets things
- helps you keep it
- tables learned long ago
- we forget fast at first
- long-term memory
- False
- a good night’s sleep
- 5
- one task at a time
- long-term memory
- you keep what you notice
- 15
- testing yourself helps
- staying up very late
- helps memory
- hurts memory
- 9
- True
- one long session only
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