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Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 536 · 40 questions
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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. 1.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  3. 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. 4.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: screens till midnight? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  5. 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. 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. 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. 8.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: skipping breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  9. 9.True or false: “notes while listening” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
  11. 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. 12.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only with pills (b) only for adults (c) no, never (d) yes, with good methods
  13. 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. 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. 15.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  16. 16.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  17. 17.True or false: “a clear, tidy desk” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
  18. 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. 19.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  20. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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. 27.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  28. 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. 29.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
  30. 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. 31.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the national anthem? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  32. 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. 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. 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. 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. 36.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: a healthy breakfast? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  37. 37.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: staying up very late? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
  38. 38.😴 You go to bed at 9:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  39. 39.True or false: “studying very hungry” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
  40. 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

  1. False
  2. breaks attention
  3. no — habits help most
  4. hurts memory
  5. today or tomorrow
  6. directions told just now
  7. skipping revision
  8. hurts memory
  9. False
  10. 65
  11. short-term memory
  12. yes, with good methods
  13. 11
  14. lets it fade
  15. a fact
  16. a fact
  17. False
  18. your best friend’s name
  19. False
  20. studying very hungry
  21. making a picture of it
  22. everyone forgets things
  23. helps you keep it
  24. tables learned long ago
  25. we forget fast at first
  26. long-term memory
  27. False
  28. a good night’s sleep
  29. 5
  30. one task at a time
  31. long-term memory
  32. you keep what you notice
  33. 15
  34. testing yourself helps
  35. staying up very late
  36. helps memory
  37. hurts memory
  38. 9
  39. True
  40. one long session only

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