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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 112 · 40 questions
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Memory tip (Notice, store, recall): Three steps, in order: notice it → store it → recall it. If you never noticed it, it was never stored. Facts: practice improves memory, we forget without review, sleep helps you learn, pictures stick better, testing yourself helps. Myths: “some kids never forget”, “memory can’t improve”, “one reading is enough”, “pills give super memory”.

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  1. 1.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or keep it in memory? (a) pay attention (b) keep it in memory
  2. 2.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) attention comes first (c) meaning makes it stick (d) you keep all you read
  5. 5.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  6. 6.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) sleep helps you learn (c) attention comes first (d) we forget without review
  8. 8.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  9. 9.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  10. 10.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) cramming lasts for years (c) practice improves memory (d) one reading is enough
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) attention comes first (c) everyone forgets things (d) practice improves memory
  12. 12.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
  13. 13.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  14. 14.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  15. 15.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) attention comes first (c) some kids never forget (d) you keep all you read
  16. 16.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  17. 17.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) testing yourself helps (c) pictures stick better (d) attention comes first
  18. 18.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) reading it again (b) writing it neatly (c) bringing it back to mind (d) forgetting it
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pills give super memory (b) some kids never forget (c) cramming lasts for years (d) everyone forgets things
  20. 20.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  21. 21.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or notice it? (a) keep it in memory (b) notice it
  22. 22.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, in a week (b) yes, with a pill (c) no, that is a myth (d) yes, by staring hard
  23. 23.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) attention comes first (c) cramming lasts for years (d) pills give super memory
  25. 25.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  28. 28.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
  29. 29.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) practice improves memory (c) pills give super memory (d) everyone forgets things
  31. 31.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  32. 32.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) learning is useless (b) we never reviewed them (c) memory is fixed (d) the brain is broken
  33. 33.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  34. 34.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or get it back later? (a) keep it in memory (b) get it back later
  35. 35.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) you keep all you read (c) some kids never forget (d) we forget without review
  36. 36.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) good memory is just luck (c) meaning makes it stick (d) pills give super memory
  37. 37.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) memory can’t improve (c) practice improves memory (d) meaning makes it stick
  39. 39.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or store it? (a) pay attention (b) store it
  40. 40.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3

Answer key

  1. pay attention
  2. a myth
  3. False
  4. you keep all you read
  5. a fact
  6. step 3
  7. you keep all you read
  8. a fact
  9. a fact
  10. practice improves memory
  11. cramming lasts for years
  12. notice it
  13. a myth
  14. step 1
  15. attention comes first
  16. a myth
  17. memory can’t improve
  18. bringing it back to mind
  19. everyone forgets things
  20. step 1
  21. notice it
  22. no, that is a myth
  23. a fact
  24. attention comes first
  25. False
  26. True
  27. step 3
  28. store it
  29. keep it in memory
  30. pills give super memory
  31. step 2
  32. we never reviewed them
  33. a fact
  34. keep it in memory
  35. we forget without review
  36. meaning makes it stick
  37. True
  38. memory can’t improve
  39. pay attention
  40. step 2

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