Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 539 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) drinking enough water (b) an all-night cram (c) skipping breakfast (d) feeling very stressed
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) skipping revision (c) explaining to a friend (d) never testing yourself
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) one reading is enough (c) good memory is just luck (d) cramming lasts for years
4. 4.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) short study breaks (b) playing outdoors (c) a healthy breakfast (d) feeling very stressed
5. 5.🔢 A 15-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
6. 6.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) a desk full of toys (c) eyes on the speaker (d) chatting in class
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) scrolling while reading (c) one task at a time (d) chatting in class
9. 9.Which of these helps your memory? (a) a healthy breakfast (b) hours with no break (c) sitting still all day (d) studying very hungry
10. 10.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) never (c) in the first day or two (d) after ten years
11. 11.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) attention comes first (c) pills give super memory (d) pictures stick better
12. 12.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) turn the TV on (b) skip the chapter (c) read it again, focused (d) read it faster
13. 13.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) linking to what you know (c) cramming the last night (d) a good night’s sleep
14. 14.True or false: “fruit and vegetables” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) a healthy breakfast (c) playing outdoors (d) an all-night cram
16. 16.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) it slows down (d) you forget more
17. 17.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) studying when sleepy
20. 20.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) pictures stick better (c) one reading is enough (d) you keep all you read
21. 21.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a goal for each session (b) a desk full of toys (c) a quiet place to study (d) eyes on the speaker
23. 23.True or false: “attention comes first” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) hours with no break (b) an all-night cram (c) studying very hungry (d) a full night’s sleep
25. 25.Which of these helps your memory? (a) studying very hungry (b) skipping breakfast (c) playing outdoors (d) sitting still all day
26. 26.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your phone (b) on your friend (c) on the teacher and board (d) out of the window
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a new word for a minute (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) directions told just now (d) a number you just heard
28. 28.🧠 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
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) testing yourself helps (c) good memory is just luck (d) attention comes first
30. 30.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) forever (b) until next month (c) for years (d) only a short while
31. 31.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
32. 32.⏱️ You study in 4 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
33. 33.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
34. 34.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drinking enough water (b) short study breaks (c) screens till midnight (d) a calm, happy mind
36. 36.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: playing outdoors? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
37. 37.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
38. 38.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, by staring hard (b) yes, with a pill (c) yes, in a week (d) no, that is a myth
39. 39.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
40. 40.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) forgetting it (b) reading it again (c) writing it neatly (d) bringing it back to mind

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