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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

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

Answer key

  1. attention comes first
  2. store it
  3. one reading is enough
  4. some kids never forget
  5. bringing it back to mind
  6. a myth
  7. something you understand
  8. memory can’t improve
  9. a fact
  10. we forget without review
  11. step 1
  12. a fact
  13. pills give super memory
  14. yes, with good methods
  15. notice, store, recall
  16. True
  17. a fact
  18. cramming lasts for years
  19. step 3
  20. one reading is enough
  21. meaning makes it stick
  22. pay attention
  23. practice improves memory
  24. a fact
  25. True
  26. a myth
  27. True
  28. we forget without review
  29. False
  30. pay attention
  31. we never reviewed them
  32. True
  33. step 2
  34. a myth
  35. sleep helps you learn
  36. pay attention
  37. attention comes first
  38. True
  39. cramming lasts for years
  40. notice it

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