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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 159 · 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.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only for adults (b) yes, with good methods (c) no, never (d) only with pills
  2. 2.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  4. 4.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) one reading is enough (c) everyone forgets things (d) cramming lasts for years
  5. 5.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  6. 6.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  7. 7.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) pictures stick better (c) memory can’t improve (d) everyone forgets things
  8. 8.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) one reading is enough (c) good memory is just luck (d) attention comes first
  10. 10.True or false: “we forget without review” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone forgets things (b) we forget without review (c) you keep all you read (d) sleep helps you learn
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) cramming lasts for years (c) pictures stick better (d) good memory is just luck
  13. 13.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) memory is fixed (b) learning is useless (c) we never reviewed them (d) the brain is broken
  14. 14.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  15. 15.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or keep it in memory? (a) get it back later (b) keep it in memory
  16. 16.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) something you understand (b) a number read once (c) random letters (d) a word you never heard
  17. 17.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) memory can’t improve (c) you keep all you read (d) some kids never forget
  20. 20.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
  21. 21.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  22. 22.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) memory can’t improve (c) one reading is enough (d) some kids never forget
  24. 24.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  25. 25.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or store it? (a) pay attention (b) store it
  27. 27.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or keep it in memory? (a) notice it (b) keep it in memory
  28. 28.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) practice improves memory (c) we forget without review (d) one reading is enough
  30. 30.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  31. 31.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or get it back later? (a) pay attention (b) get it back later
  32. 32.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) recall, store, notice (b) notice, store, recall (c) read, write, sleep (d) look, forget, guess
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) meaning makes it stick (c) everyone forgets things (d) pills give super memory
  34. 34.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  35. 35.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) everyone forgets things (c) testing yourself helps (d) you keep all you read
  36. 36.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or get it back later? (a) notice it (b) get it back later
  37. 37.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) reading it again (b) writing it neatly (c) forgetting it (d) bringing it back to mind
  38. 38.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it
  39. 39.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  40. 40.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) pills give super memory (c) one reading is enough (d) pictures stick better

Answer key

  1. yes, with good methods
  2. a myth
  3. step 3
  4. everyone forgets things
  5. a myth
  6. False
  7. memory can’t improve
  8. False
  9. attention comes first
  10. True
  11. you keep all you read
  12. pictures stick better
  13. we never reviewed them
  14. a fact
  15. keep it in memory
  16. something you understand
  17. False
  18. a myth
  19. testing yourself helps
  20. notice it
  21. a fact
  22. False
  23. practice improves memory
  24. a myth
  25. True
  26. pay attention
  27. notice it
  28. a fact
  29. one reading is enough
  30. step 3
  31. pay attention
  32. notice, store, recall
  33. pills give super memory
  34. step 2
  35. you keep all you read
  36. notice it
  37. bringing it back to mind
  38. notice it
  39. step 1
  40. pictures stick better

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