Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 55 · 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 step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
2. 2.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: screens till midnight? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
3. 3.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, many do (b) yes, sugar does (c) no — habits help most (d) yes, energy drinks
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) playing outdoors (b) drinking enough water (c) fruit and vegetables (d) an all-night cram
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) screens till midnight (c) sitting still all day (d) feeling very stressed
6. 6.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) writing it neatly (b) forgetting it (c) bringing it back to mind (d) reading it again
8. 8.😴 You go to bed at 9:00 PM and wake up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
9. 9.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
10. 10.True or false: “daydreaming in class” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
12. 12.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) testing yourself (c) never testing yourself (d) using it in a sum
13. 13.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) skip the chapter (b) turn the TV on (c) read it again, focused (d) read it faster
14. 14.True or false: “your mother tongue” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🗂️ You hear a new number and don’t repeat it. How long does it usually stay in short-term memory? (a) for years (b) only a short while (c) forever (d) until next month
16. 16.True or false: “a desk full of toys” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) cramming lasts for years (c) everyone forgets things (d) some kids never forget
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attention comes first (b) memory can’t improve (c) meaning makes it stick (d) we forget without review
19. 19.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) it doesn’t matter (b) it only helps in sport (c) you keep what you notice (d) it makes you tired
20. 20.Which of these breaks attention? (a) phone in another room (b) eyes on the speaker (c) TV on while studying (d) asking a question
21. 21.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
23. 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reading it once only (c) skipping revision (d) never testing yourself
24. 24.Which of these helps your memory? (a) staying up very late (b) sitting still all day (c) an all-night cram (d) a calm, happy mind
25. 25.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your friend (b) out of the window (c) on your phone (d) on the teacher and board
26. 26.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
27. 27.True or false: “a healthy breakfast” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
29. 29.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
30. 30.True or false: “studying half-asleep” helps attention. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) think about it more (c) watch the match (d) note it, then go back
32. 32.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) everyone forgets things (c) you keep all you read (d) one reading is enough
33. 33.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) sleep helps you learn (c) memory can’t improve (d) some kids never forget
34. 34.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
35. 35.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
36. 36.True or false: “short planned breaks” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
38. 38.True or false: “one task at a time” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) random letters (b) a word you never heard (c) something you understand (d) a number read once
40. 40.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?

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