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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) studying when sleepy (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reviewing after a week
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your birthday (b) your best friend’s name (c) directions told just now (d) your mother tongue
- 3.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
- 4.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) sleep helps you learn (c) pictures stick better (d) practice improves memory
- 6.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
- 7.True or false: “skipping breakfast” helps your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 8.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a quiet place to study? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) staying up very late (b) skipping breakfast (c) sitting still all day (d) playing outdoors
- 10.True or false: “hours with no break” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 11.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 12.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 13.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) your brain is full (b) names can’t be learned (c) not paying attention (d) you are bad at names
- 14.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: sitting still all day? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 15.Which of these helps your memory? (a) an all-night cram (b) staying up very late (c) hours with no break (d) a calm, happy mind
- 16.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) read, write, sleep (b) look, forget, guess (c) notice, store, recall (d) recall, store, notice
- 18.Which of these helps your memory? (a) staying up very late (b) short study breaks (c) studying very hungry (d) an all-night cram
- 19.True or false: “a full night’s sleep” is bad for your memory. (a) True (b) False
- 20.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) short study breaks (b) a calm, happy mind (c) a full night’s sleep (d) feeling very stressed
- 21.😴 You go to bed at 8:30 PM and wake up at 6:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 23.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only with pills (b) no, never (c) only for adults (d) yes, with good methods
- 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 25.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) forgetting starts late (c) we never forget (d) memory is fixed
- 26.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) bringing it back to mind (b) reading it again (c) forgetting it (d) writing it neatly
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping breakfast (b) a calm, happy mind (c) playing outdoors (d) revising before bed
- 28.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
- 29.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your mother tongue? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: studying half-asleep? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 31.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a new word for a minute? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 32.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
- 33.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 34.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: drinking enough water? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
- 35.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) think about it more (b) watch the match (c) give up studying (d) note it, then go back
- 36.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 37.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) a good night’s sleep (c) learning without meaning (d) one long session only
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) a new word for a minute (c) a number you just heard (d) an OTP you just got
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) memory can’t improve (c) you keep all you read (d) one reading is enough
Answer key
- studying when sleepy
- directions told just now
- store it
- True
- cramming lasts for years
- False
- False
- helps attention
- playing outdoors
- True
- 14
- a myth
- not paying attention
- hurts memory
- a calm, happy mind
- False
- notice, store, recall
- short study breaks
- False
- feeling very stressed
- 10
- helps you keep it
- yes, with good methods
- breaks attention
- we forget fast at first
- bringing it back to mind
- skipping breakfast
- a myth
- long-term memory
- breaks attention
- short-term memory
- store it
- helps attention
- helps memory
- note it, then go back
- short-term memory
- 3
- a good night’s sleep
- your home address
- practice improves memory
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students