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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 138 · 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.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  2. 2.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  3. 3.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
  4. 4.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  5. 5.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) sleep helps you learn (c) cramming lasts for years (d) practice improves memory
  10. 10.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) bringing it back to mind (b) writing it neatly (c) reading it again (d) forgetting it
  11. 11.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) testing yourself helps (b) sleep helps you learn (c) one reading is enough (d) pictures stick better
  12. 12.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) meaning makes it stick (c) pictures stick better (d) attention comes first
  13. 13.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  14. 14.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) pills give super memory (c) we forget without review (d) one reading is enough
  16. 16.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
  17. 17.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) practice improves memory (c) one reading is enough (d) cramming lasts for years
  18. 18.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) meaning makes it stick (c) some kids never forget (d) memory can’t improve
  20. 20.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) pictures stick better (c) some kids never forget (d) testing yourself helps
  21. 21.🧠 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) not paying attention (d) names can’t be learned
  22. 22.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) meaning makes it stick (c) some kids never forget (d) cramming lasts for years
  23. 23.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  24. 24.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or notice it? (a) get it back later (b) notice it
  25. 25.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, by staring hard (b) no, that is a myth (c) yes, with a pill (d) yes, in a week
  26. 26.True or false: “attention comes first” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) some kids never forget (c) memory can’t improve (d) testing yourself helps
  28. 28.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  29. 29.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  31. 31.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  32. 32.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or keep it in memory? (a) pay attention (b) keep it in memory
  33. 33.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) learning is useless (b) the brain is broken (c) we never reviewed them (d) memory is fixed
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) sleep helps you learn (c) pictures stick better (d) we forget without review
  35. 35.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) good memory is just luck (c) pictures stick better (d) everyone forgets things
  36. 36.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  37. 37.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  38. 38.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  39. 39.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) attention comes first (c) memory can’t improve (d) we forget without review
  40. 40.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. step 2
  3. pay attention
  4. step 3
  5. False
  6. a myth
  7. False
  8. a myth
  9. cramming lasts for years
  10. bringing it back to mind
  11. one reading is enough
  12. cramming lasts for years
  13. a myth
  14. True
  15. we forget without review
  16. store it
  17. practice improves memory
  18. a myth
  19. meaning makes it stick
  20. some kids never forget
  21. not paying attention
  22. meaning makes it stick
  23. a fact
  24. notice it
  25. no, that is a myth
  26. True
  27. testing yourself helps
  28. step 2
  29. True
  30. True
  31. a fact
  32. pay attention
  33. we never reviewed them
  34. you keep all you read
  35. good memory is just luck
  36. step 1
  37. a fact
  38. store it
  39. memory can’t improve
  40. False

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