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.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: the national anthem? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 3.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 4.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or get it back later? (a) keep it in memory (b) get it back later
- 5.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) never testing yourself (b) testing yourself (c) reviewing the next day (d) making a picture of it
- 6.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) notes while listening (b) phone in another room (c) a clear, tidy desk (d) studying half-asleep
- 8.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) attention comes first (c) everyone forgets things (d) you keep all you read
- 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 10.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 11.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) a carry while adding (b) your mother tongue (c) the national anthem (d) your birthday
- 12.😴 You have a test tomorrow. What is better? (a) play games all night (b) skip sleep and dinner (c) study all night (d) revise, then sleep well
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) sleep helps you learn (c) pictures stick better (d) some kids never forget
- 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) reading it once only (c) never testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
- 16.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 17.🗂️ 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
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) phone in another room (b) games open on screen (c) eyes on the speaker (d) one task at a time
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) a calm, happy mind (c) revising before bed (d) staying up very late
- 20.😴 Why does sleep matter for learning? (a) it wastes time (b) it is only for babies (c) it erases memory (d) it helps learning stick
- 21.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) cramming the last night
- 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
- 23.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to ride a bicycle? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
- 24.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
- 25.😴 You go to bed at 8:30 PM and wake up at 4:30 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 26.👀 Does this help attention or break it: daydreaming in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 27.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
- 28.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) we forget without review (c) some kids never forget (d) practice improves memory
- 29.😴 You often can’t sleep or feel unwell. What should you do? (a) buy memory pills (b) study even more (c) ignore it (d) tell a parent or doctor
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) one reading is enough (c) memory can’t improve (d) practice improves memory
- 31.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) no — habits help most (b) yes, many do (c) yes, energy drinks (d) yes, sugar does
- 32.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: sitting still all day? (a) helps memory (b) hurts memory
- 33.True or false: “studying half-asleep” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🗂️ How do you move something into long-term memory? (a) hope for the best (b) review and use it often (c) read it once (d) hear it once
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) drinking enough water (b) studying very hungry (c) a healthy breakfast (d) revising before bed
- 36.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: “a number you just heard” is kept in long-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
- 39.👀 You read a page but can’t say what it was about. What helps most? (a) read it faster (b) read it again, focused (c) turn the TV on (d) skip the chapter
- 40.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: directions told just now? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
Answer key
- False
- long-term memory
- 50
- keep it in memory
- never testing yourself
- 8
- studying half-asleep
- you keep all you read
- lets it fade
- 15
- a carry while adding
- revise, then sleep well
- some kids never forget
- lets it fade
- explaining to a friend
- 100
- only a short while
- games open on screen
- staying up very late
- it helps learning stick
- testing yourself
- helps you keep it
- long-term memory
- a myth
- 8
- breaks attention
- 14
- some kids never forget
- tell a parent or doctor
- practice improves memory
- no — habits help most
- hurts memory
- True
- review and use it often
- studying very hungry
- False
- False
- keep it in memory
- read it again, focused
- short-term memory
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