Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 64 · 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.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) studying when sleepy (c) a good night’s sleep (d) skipping revision
2. 2.True or false: “your birthday” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “three tasks at once” breaks attention. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) reviewing after a week (c) skipping revision (d) reading it once only
5. 5.⏱️ You study in 3 blocks of 30 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
6. 6.👀 You keep thinking about a match while you study. What helps? (a) give up studying (b) think about it more (c) note it, then go back (d) watch the match
7. 7.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) read, write, sleep (b) notice, store, recall (c) look, forget, guess (d) recall, store, notice
8. 8.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) it slows down (d) you forget more
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) your home address (b) your birthday (c) a number you just heard (d) tables learned long ago
10. 10.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) meaning makes it stick (c) cramming lasts for years (d) good memory is just luck
11. 11.Which of these is held in short-term memory? (a) the national anthem (b) a new word for a minute (c) your birthday (d) tables learned long ago
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) pictures stick better (c) testing yourself helps (d) meaning makes it stick
13. 13.🔢 A 12-digit number is split into chunks of 3 digits each. How many chunks is that?
14. 14.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) pills give super memory (c) pictures stick better (d) testing yourself helps
15. 15.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
16. 16.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
17. 17.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) your brain is full (b) you are bad at names (c) names can’t be learned (d) not paying attention
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) playing outdoors (b) drinking enough water (c) fruit and vegetables (d) staying up very late
19. 19.🗂️ How many things can short-term memory hold at once? (a) only a few (b) a whole book (c) hundreds (d) no limit
20. 20.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or keep it in memory? (a) get it back later (b) keep it in memory
21. 21.True or false: “a desk full of toys” helps attention. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these is bad for your memory? (a) short study breaks (b) revising before bed (c) drinking enough water (d) staying up very late
23. 23.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
24. 24.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
25. 25.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a goal for each session (b) phone in another room (c) TV on while studying (d) a clear, tidy desk
26. 26.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) how to swim (b) directions told just now (c) a new word for a minute (d) a carry while adding
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
28. 28.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or store it? (a) notice it (b) store it
29. 29.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one task at a time (b) phone in another room (c) daydreaming in class (d) eyes on the speaker
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a price you just heard (b) a new word for a minute (c) how to swim (d) a carry while adding
32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
33. 33.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
34. 34.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
35. 35.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) a good night’s sleep (c) using it in a sum (d) learning without meaning
36. 36.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: fruit and vegetables? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
37. 37.👀 Does this help attention or break it: checking messages? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
38. 38.👀 Does this help attention or break it: short planned breaks? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
39. 39.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: how to swim? (a) long-term memory (b) short-term memory
40. 40.🔢 A 8-digit number is split into chunks of 2 digits each. How many chunks is that?

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