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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 133 · 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.True or false: “we forget without review” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  3. 3.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) notice, store, recall (b) read, write, sleep (c) look, forget, guess (d) recall, store, notice
  4. 4.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or store it? (a) pay attention (b) store it
  5. 5.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) you keep all you read (c) we forget without review (d) pills give super memory
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attention comes first (b) you keep all you read (c) testing yourself helps (d) practice improves memory
  7. 7.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) we forget without review (c) memory can’t improve (d) everyone forgets things
  8. 8.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  10. 10.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) memory can’t improve (c) you keep all you read (d) pills give super memory
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) pills give super memory (c) cramming lasts for years (d) memory can’t improve
  12. 12.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
  13. 13.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) meaning makes it stick (c) attention comes first (d) testing yourself helps
  14. 14.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  15. 15.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a number read once (b) something you understand (c) a word you never heard (d) random letters
  16. 16.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) pills give super memory (c) one reading is enough (d) good memory is just luck
  17. 17.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.True or false: “we forget without review” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) one reading is enough (c) testing yourself helps (d) meaning makes it stick
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) you keep all you read (c) good memory is just luck (d) memory can’t improve
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pills give super memory (b) one reading is enough (c) memory can’t improve (d) pictures stick better
  23. 23.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) testing yourself helps (c) sleep helps you learn (d) good memory is just luck
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) practice improves memory (c) pills give super memory (d) memory can’t improve
  25. 25.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) everyone forgets things (c) we forget without review (d) some kids never forget
  27. 27.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  28. 28.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) sleep helps you learn (c) attention comes first (d) we forget without review
  29. 29.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  30. 30.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  31. 31.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  33. 33.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
  34. 34.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  35. 35.True or false: “attention comes first” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it
  37. 37.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) yes, with good methods (b) no, never (c) only with pills (d) only for adults
  38. 38.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
  39. 39.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) you keep all you read (c) meaning makes it stick (d) pictures stick better
  40. 40.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a fact
  3. notice, store, recall
  4. pay attention
  5. we forget without review
  6. you keep all you read
  7. memory can’t improve
  8. True
  9. a myth
  10. practice improves memory
  11. testing yourself helps
  12. store it
  13. one reading is enough
  14. step 2
  15. something you understand
  16. everyone forgets things
  17. True
  18. True
  19. True
  20. one reading is enough
  21. sleep helps you learn
  22. pictures stick better
  23. good memory is just luck
  24. practice improves memory
  25. step 1
  26. some kids never forget
  27. step 1
  28. pills give super memory
  29. store it
  30. step 3
  31. False
  32. a fact
  33. notice it
  34. a myth
  35. True
  36. notice it
  37. yes, with good methods
  38. pay attention
  39. you keep all you read
  40. True

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