Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 537 · 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.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) cramming the last night (c) explaining to a friend (d) studying when sleepy
2. 2.🔢 Instead of holding 9 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the last line you read (b) a price you just heard (c) the national anthem (d) an OTP you just got
4. 4.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your birthday? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
5. 5.🗂️ Why do we split long numbers into chunks? (a) no reason (b) fewer things to hold (c) to change the number (d) to make them longer
6. 6.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
8. 8.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) playing outdoors (c) fruit and vegetables (d) an all-night cram
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) attention comes first (c) good memory is just luck (d) pictures stick better
11. 11.Which of these helps your memory? (a) staying up very late (b) an all-night cram (c) revising before bed (d) screens till midnight
12. 12.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) directions told just now (c) a carry while adding (d) your birthday
13. 13.True or false: “a healthy breakfast” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your mother tongue (b) directions told just now (c) a price you just heard (d) the last line you read
15. 15.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, sugar does (b) no — habits help most (c) yes, many do (d) yes, energy drinks
16. 16.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
17. 17.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) it slows down (d) you forget more
18. 18.Which of these breaks attention? (a) eyes on the speaker (b) notes while listening (c) three tasks at once (d) one task at a time
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short study breaks (b) revising before bed (c) skipping breakfast (d) playing outdoors
20. 20.🧠 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
21. 21.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) we forget without review (c) pictures stick better (d) attention comes first
22. 22.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
23. 23.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a desk full of toys? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
25. 25.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) a new word for a minute (b) your home address (c) your best friend’s name (d) your birthday
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) cramming lasts for years (c) attention comes first (d) sleep helps you learn
27. 27.True or false: “asking a question” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
29. 29.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the last line you read? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
30. 30.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
31. 31.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it
32. 32.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
33. 33.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
34. 34.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) think about it more (b) watch the match (c) note it, then go back (d) give up studying
35. 35.True or false: “attention comes first” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) your home address (c) your mother tongue (d) your birthday
39. 39.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) memory is fixed (b) the brain is broken (c) we never reviewed them (d) learning is useless
40. 40.👀 Does this help attention or break it: three tasks at once? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention

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