Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 555 · 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.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
2. 2.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) directions told just now (c) your mother tongue (d) tables learned long ago
5. 5.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) out of the window (b) on your friend (c) on your phone (d) on the teacher and board
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) checking messages (b) a quiet place to study (c) one task at a time (d) short planned breaks
7. 7.True or false: “your mother tongue” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) you keep all you read (c) meaning makes it stick (d) practice improves memory
10. 10.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) you forget more (c) it slows down (d) nothing changes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) cramming the last night (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reviewing after a week
12. 12.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
13. 13.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
14. 14.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) forgetting starts late (c) memory is fixed (d) we forget fast at first
15. 15.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
17. 17.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
18. 18.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the last line you read (b) an OTP you just got (c) directions told just now (d) how to ride a bicycle
20. 20.👀 Your phone buzzes while you study. What is best? (a) keep it in your hand (b) turn the sound up (c) put it in another room (d) reply at once
21. 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a calm, happy mind (b) feeling very stressed (c) drinking enough water (d) fruit and vegetables
23. 23.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 4 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
25. 25.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.😴 You go to bed at 9:30 PM and wake up at 5:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
27. 27.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
28. 28.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 25 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
30. 30.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 4 digits each. How many chunks is that?
31. 31.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) learning is useless (b) we never reviewed them (c) memory is fixed (d) the brain is broken
32. 32.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) muscle memory (b) short-term memory (c) long-term memory (d) no memory
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) memory can’t improve (c) we forget without review (d) some kids never forget
34. 34.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
35. 35.🔢 A 9-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) everyone forgets things (c) we forget without review (d) sleep helps you learn
37. 37.🔢 A 6-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?
38. 38.Which of these helps your memory? (a) staying up very late (b) skipping breakfast (c) fruit and vegetables (d) an all-night cram
39. 39.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “your best friend’s name” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True

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