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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 63 · 40 questions
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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. 1.👀 Why does attention matter for memory? (a) you keep what you notice (b) it doesn’t matter (c) it makes you tired (d) it only helps in sport
  2. 2.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) recall, store, notice (b) notice, store, recall (c) read, write, sleep (d) look, forget, guess
  3. 3.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) your birthday (b) how to swim (c) a new word for a minute (d) your home address
  4. 4.🗂️ You are adding 48 + 37 and hold the carry 1 in your head. Which memory is that? (a) no memory (b) muscle memory (c) short-term memory (d) long-term memory
  5. 5.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) one reading is enough (c) sleep helps you learn (d) attention comes first
  6. 6.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a price you just heard (b) how to ride a bicycle (c) the last line you read (d) an OTP you just got
  7. 7.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
  8. 8.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) a number you just heard (b) an OTP you just got (c) the national anthem (d) the last line you read
  9. 9.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
  10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
  11. 11.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  12. 12.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  13. 13.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) in the first day or two (c) after ten years (d) only in exams
  14. 14.Which of these helps your memory? (a) staying up very late (b) feeling very stressed (c) fruit and vegetables (d) skipping breakfast
  15. 15.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) reading it again (b) bringing it back to mind (c) writing it neatly (d) forgetting it
  16. 16.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) chatting quietly (b) looking at the clock (c) taking short notes (d) doodling cartoons
  17. 17.😴 You go to bed at 9:00 PM and wake up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
  18. 18.Which of these helps attention? (a) studying half-asleep (b) scrolling while reading (c) games open on screen (d) eyes on the speaker
  19. 19.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) your best friend’s name (c) your birthday (d) how to ride a bicycle
  20. 20.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) an OTP you just got (b) a price you just heard (c) tables learned long ago (d) a new word for a minute
  21. 21.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
  22. 22.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
  23. 23.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) your mother tongue (b) directions told just now (c) an OTP you just got (d) a number you just heard
  24. 24.Which of these helps your memory? (a) staying up very late (b) studying very hungry (c) a full night’s sleep (d) sitting still all day
  25. 25.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
  26. 26.Which of these breaks attention? (a) notes while listening (b) a goal for each session (c) chatting in class (d) a quiet place to study
  27. 27.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) you need a review (c) you are not smart (d) memory is broken
  28. 28.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  29. 29.👀 The teacher is explaining a new sum. Where should your eyes be? (a) on your phone (b) on the teacher and board (c) on your friend (d) out of the window
  30. 30.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) fruit and vegetables (b) an all-night cram (c) short study breaks (d) drinking enough water
  32. 32.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.True or false: “how to swim” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) games open on screen (b) short planned breaks (c) phone in another room (d) asking a question
  35. 35.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your best friend’s name? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) a calm, happy mind (c) playing outdoors (d) staying up very late
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a goal for each session (c) chatting in class (d) checking messages
  38. 38.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) explaining to a friend (b) never testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) one long session only
  40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it

Answer key

  1. you keep what you notice
  2. notice, store, recall
  3. a new word for a minute
  4. short-term memory
  5. one reading is enough
  6. how to ride a bicycle
  7. 11
  8. the national anthem
  9. True
  10. helps you keep it
  11. short-term memory
  12. step 2
  13. in the first day or two
  14. fruit and vegetables
  15. bringing it back to mind
  16. taking short notes
  17. 8
  18. eyes on the speaker
  19. an OTP you just got
  20. tables learned long ago
  21. helps attention
  22. 5
  23. your mother tongue
  24. a full night’s sleep
  25. 45
  26. chatting in class
  27. you need a review
  28. step 2
  29. on the teacher and board
  30. helps attention
  31. an all-night cram
  32. False
  33. False
  34. games open on screen
  35. long-term memory
  36. staying up very late
  37. a goal for each session
  38. True
  39. explaining to a friend
  40. helps you keep it

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