Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 1 Test

Memory techniques lesson 6: Part 1 test: how memory works · Set 77 · 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.👀 Does this help attention or break it: scrolling while reading? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a carry while adding (b) tables learned long ago (c) directions told just now (d) an OTP you just got
3. 3.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or get it back later? (a) pay attention (b) get it back later
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a full night’s sleep (b) staying up very late (c) drinking enough water (d) a healthy breakfast
5. 5.Which of these helps attention? (a) games open on screen (b) checking messages (c) asking a question (d) TV on while studying
6. 6.🧠 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
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) short planned breaks (b) eyes on the speaker (c) a desk full of toys (d) a clear, tidy desk
8. 8.Which of these breaks attention? (a) a quiet place to study (b) TV on while studying (c) short planned breaks (d) one task at a time
9. 9.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
10. 10.⏱️ You study in 2 blocks of 20 minutes, with a 10-minute break between blocks. How many minutes is that in all?
11. 11.Which of these is kept in long-term memory? (a) directions told just now (b) a carry while adding (c) your best friend’s name (d) a price you just heard
12. 12.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) learning without meaning (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reading it once only
13. 13.True or false: “a carry while adding” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.👀 Does this help attention or break it: chatting in class? (a) helps attention (b) breaks attention
15. 15.True or false: “your birthday” is kept in long-term memory. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “fruit and vegetables” is bad for your memory. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) memory is fixed (b) learning is useless (c) the brain is broken (d) we never reviewed them
18. 18.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) good memory is just luck (c) memory can’t improve (d) meaning makes it stick
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
20. 20.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) memory is fixed (c) forgetting starts late (d) we forget fast at first
21. 21.True or false: “a number you just heard” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
23. 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) cramming the last night (c) testing yourself (d) never testing yourself
24. 24.👀 Does this help attention or break it: eyes on the speaker? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
25. 25.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
26. 26.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
27. 27.True or false: “a new word for a minute” is held in short-term memory. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
29. 29.🗂️ Short-term or long-term memory: your birthday? (a) short-term memory (b) long-term memory
30. 30.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.😴 Helps memory or hurts memory: fruit and vegetables? (a) hurts memory (b) helps memory
32. 32.👀 Does this help attention or break it: a clear, tidy desk? (a) breaks attention (b) helps attention
33. 33.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.😴 Can any pill or drink give you a super memory? (a) yes, energy drinks (b) yes, many do (c) yes, sugar does (d) no — habits help most
35. 35.Which of these breaks attention? (a) short planned breaks (b) asking a question (c) chatting in class (d) one task at a time
36. 36.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing after a week (c) making a picture of it (d) one long session only
37. 37.🔢 Instead of holding 10 separate digits, you hold them as 3 chunks. How many fewer things do you hold in mind?
38. 38.👀 Which helps you notice more in a lesson? (a) taking short notes (b) chatting quietly (c) looking at the clock (d) doodling cartoons
39. 39.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it

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