← How memory works lesson New set →

Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 161 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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”.

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

Answer key

  1. step 1
  2. notice it
  3. testing yourself helps
  4. you keep all you read
  5. False
  6. we forget without review
  7. step 2
  8. a myth
  9. pay attention
  10. step 1
  11. no, that is a myth
  12. practice improves memory
  13. cramming lasts for years
  14. a myth
  15. everyone forgets things
  16. something you understand
  17. a fact
  18. keep it in memory
  19. you keep all you read
  20. step 2
  21. we never reviewed them
  22. pictures stick better
  23. store it
  24. True
  25. True
  26. a myth
  27. meaning makes it stick
  28. notice, store, recall
  29. notice it
  30. notice it
  31. yes, with good methods
  32. practice improves memory
  33. sleep helps you learn
  34. a fact
  35. True
  36. cramming lasts for years
  37. pay attention
  38. some kids never forget
  39. notice it
  40. a myth

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students