WorksheetsLearning How to Learn
Total questions: 77
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Your brain uses this mode when it is working on a problem, trying to solve a puzzle, etc.
a)
Focused Mode
b)
Diffuse Mode
2.
Your brain uses this mode when it is working on a problem, trying to solve a puzzle, etc.
a)
Focused Mode
b)
Diffuse Mode
3.
Your brain uses this mode when it is relaxed.
a)
Diffuse Mode
b)
Focused Mode
4.
If you are getting frustrated, it's important to switch to another topic or take a break.
a)
true
b)
false
5.
You create __________ with practice, repetition, and recall.
a)
brain-links
b)
recall
6.
This technique gives time for yoru new synapses to form because you practice over at least several days.
a)
Spaced repetition
b)
brain-links
7.
Exercise feeds your _____________.
a)
brain
b)
picture walk
8.
Exercise allows you to grow new and stronger _____________.
a)
synapses
b)
smart phone
9.
Test yourself. Teach others. Have others test you. These are all realated to ____________.
a)
recall
b)
long-term
10.
Testing and ___________ are the best ways to strengthen your learning.
a)
recall
b)
working
11.
You should use funny pictures and ____________ to speed your learning.
a)
metaphors
b)
long-term memory
12.
An imaginary location in your mind where you can store images; over 2,000 years old!
a)
memory palace
b)
working
13.
This technique allows you to build your ability to focus and relax.
a)
Pomodoro
b)
Memory Palace
14.
It is recommended to set a timer for ___ minutes during a Pomodoro.
a)
25
b)
15
15.
The most important part of a Pomodoro.
a)
the reward (break)
b)
finishing a task
16.
You need to remove all ___________ during a Pomodoro.
a)
distractions
b)
synapses
17.
A metaphor used to describe the focused and diffuse modes.
a)
Pinball machine
b)
Locker & Backpack
18.
You should focus on finishing a task during a Pomodoro.
a)
false
b)
true
19.
It is recommended to start your most difficult work first.
a)
true
b)
false
20.
Reverse Procrastination is just as bad as waiting until the last minute.
a)
true
b)
false
21.
___________ makes your brain-links stronger.
a)
sleep
b)
Diffuse mode
22.
By sleeping, your brain washes away __________.
a)
toxins
b)
hippocampus
23.
If you don't get a good night's sleep before a test, nothing else you have done will matter much.
a)
true
b)
false
24.
Last-minute learning
a)
cramming
b)
deliberate practice
25.
Last-minute learning builds strong brain-links
a)
false
b)
true
26.
Do this before you read your textbook to prepare your brain for what you're about to learn.
a)
picture walk
b)
sleep
27.
It's often a good idea to leave your _____________ turned off and out of reach.
a)
smart phone
b)
friends
28.
The "locker" metaphor represents your ____________ memory.
a)
long-term
b)
working
29.
The "backpack" metaphor represents your ___________ memory.
a)
working
b)
long-term
30.
This stores lots of information
a)
long-term memory
b)
working memory
31.
Your attentional octopus usually stays in your ___________ memory.
a)
working
b)
long-term
32.
Your attentional octopus has ______ arms.
a)
4
b)
15
33.
It is easy for your attentional octopus to get distracted.
a)
true
b)
false
34.
You access information in your long-term memory with _________________.
a)
brain-links
b)
magic
35.
Your brain stores information as __________ or pictures
a)
facts
b)
numbers
36.
Your brain stores information as facts or ______________.
a)
pictures
b)
numbers
37.
The "toothpaste" metaphor represents storing information as ____________.
a)
facts
b)
attentional octopus
38.
It's harder to store information as facts than it is pictures.
a)
true
b)
false
39.
This memory system is small, always with you, and things can easily "fall" out.
a)
working memory
b)
long-term memory
40.
When your attentional octopus "dozes off," you forget what you were currently working on.
a)
true
b)
false
41.
You should listen to music with words when you study.
a)
false
b)
true
42.
You can train your brain to remember more.
a)
true
b)
false
43.
There is a limit to how much you put into your memory systems at one time.
a)
true
b)
false
44.
Songs and metaphors are great ways to help you remember information.
a)
true
b)
false
45.
The first thing you should do when you are trying to learn something is to focus.
a)
true
b)
false
46.
Bringing information to mind is also called ____________.
a)
recall
b)
procrastination
47.
Delaying or postponing something until later
a)
procrastination
b)
recall
48.
Procrastination is a habit that can be changed.
a)
true
b)
false
49.
Procrastination is bad for you because you run out of __________ for your learning.
a)
time
b)
brain
50.
Painful things that lead to procrastination affect the __________. in your brain.
a)
insular cortex
b)
synapses
51.
The signals that neurons send to other neurons form your _______________.
a)
thoughts
b)
recall
52.
Active recall means pulling key information from your own mind, instead of looking at your _________.
a)
notes
b)
recall
53.
The "arsenic" metaphor was used to describe _________.
a)
procrastination
b)
metaphors
54.
The "mice running along forest paths" metaphor was used to describe _________.
a)
forming brain-links
b)
memory palace
55.
New dendritic spines grow larger when you _________.
a)
sleep
b)
Pomodoro
56.
When you practice a new idea, the synapse (brain-link) involved becomes _________
a)
stronger
b)
weaker
57.
When you space out your learning over a number of days, you have more time to grow _________.
a)
dendritic spines
b)
procrastination
58.
Your attentional octopus lives in your _________ cortex
a)
prefrontal
b)
insular
59.
People's working memory can usually hold about ____ items of information.
a)
4
b)
25
60.
Your long-term memory can so much stuff that it is hard to "find" information at times.
a)
true
b)
false
61.
It is possible to develop a better long-term memory.
a)
true
b)
false
62.
"I can't do it."
a)
Fixed Mindset
b)
Growth Mindset
63.
"I can't do it, yet."
a)
Growth Mindset
b)
Fixed Mindset
64.
The television, or other background noise, can distract your attentional octopus.
a)
true
b)
false
65.
You should avoid task switching because it causes a lot of extra unnecessary work for your working memory.
a)
true
b)
false
66.
The _________ is especially important in helping you remember facts and events.
a)
hippocampus
b)
insular cortex
67.
Hippocampus means _________ in Greek.
a)
sea horse
b)
star
68.
When BDNF is added to the brain, the _____________ spines grow bigger.
a)
dendritic
b)
hippocampus
69.
Exercise helps your brain produce _________.
a)
BDNF
b)
FNDB
70.
What should you eat every day?
a)
vegetables
b)
processed food
71.
Loud music with words is not likely to be a distraction in your studies.
a)
false
b)
true
72.
It is best to study in the same place every time so to not confuse your attentional octopus.
a)
false
b)
true
73.
Everyboyd learns best by using as many of their senses as they can.
a)
true
b)
false
74.
When you go to sleep, your brain cells shrink. This allows cerebral fluids to wash away ____ in the brain.
a)
toxins
b)
dendritic
75.
"Eat your frongs first" means trying to do the most __________ things first.
a)
difficult
b)
easy
76.
You should plan a firm quitting time for your studying.
a)
true
b)
false
77.
The most important step before a test is to make sure you get a good night's sleep.
a)
true
b)
false
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