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.👀 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.🧠 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.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.🗂️ 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.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.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.📅 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.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.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
- 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.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: a carry while adding? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 12.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
- 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.Which of these helps your memory? (a) staying up very late (b) feeling very stressed (c) fruit and vegetables (d) skipping breakfast
- 15.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) reading it again (b) bringing it back to mind (c) writing it neatly (d) forgetting it
- 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.😴 You go to bed at 9:00 PM and wake up at 5:00 AM. How many hours of sleep is that?
- 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.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.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.👀 Does this help attention or break it: one task at a time? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
- 22.🔢 Instead of holding 8 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
- 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.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.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 5-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
- 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.📉 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.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
- 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.👀 Does this help attention or break it: phone in another room? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
- 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.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
- 33.True or false: “how to swim” is held in short-term memory. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your best friend’s name? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) scrolling while reading (b) a goal for each session (c) chatting in class (d) checking messages
- 38.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
- 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.📉 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
- you keep what you notice
- notice, store, recall
- a new word for a minute
- short-term memory
- one reading is enough
- how to ride a bicycle
- 11
- the national anthem
- True
- helps you keep it
- short-term memory
- step 2
- in the first day or two
- fruit and vegetables
- bringing it back to mind
- taking short notes
- 8
- eyes on the speaker
- an OTP you just got
- tables learned long ago
- helps attention
- 5
- your mother tongue
- a full night’s sleep
- 45
- chatting in class
- you need a review
- step 2
- on the teacher and board
- helps attention
- an all-night cram
- False
- False
- games open on screen
- long-term memory
- staying up very late
- a goal for each session
- True
- explaining to a friend
- helps you keep it
Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students