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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 162 · 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.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) reading it again (b) bringing it back to mind (c) writing it neatly (d) forgetting it
  2. 2.🧠 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
  3. 3.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  4. 4.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  5. 5.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  7. 7.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) learning is useless (b) the brain is broken (c) memory is fixed (d) we never reviewed them
  8. 8.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  9. 9.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) read, write, sleep (b) notice, store, recall (c) look, forget, guess (d) recall, store, notice
  10. 10.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) some kids never forget (c) testing yourself helps (d) good memory is just luck
  11. 11.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  13. 13.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) practice improves memory (c) testing yourself helps (d) sleep helps you learn
  14. 14.🧠 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
  15. 15.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
  16. 16.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  17. 17.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  19. 19.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) attention comes first (c) testing yourself helps (d) you keep all you read
  21. 21.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) yes, with good methods (b) only with pills (c) only for adults (d) no, never
  22. 22.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) everyone forgets things (c) memory can’t improve (d) you keep all you read
  24. 24.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) you keep all you read (c) meaning makes it stick (d) cramming lasts for years
  26. 26.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) cramming lasts for years (c) we forget without review (d) you keep all you read
  27. 27.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attention comes first (b) practice improves memory (c) one reading is enough (d) sleep helps you learn
  29. 29.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) testing yourself helps (c) cramming lasts for years (d) pictures stick better
  30. 30.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) pictures stick better (c) memory can’t improve (d) one reading is enough
  32. 32.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one reading is enough (b) good memory is just luck (c) we forget without review (d) cramming lasts for years
  34. 34.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attention comes first (b) everyone forgets things (c) good memory is just luck (d) testing yourself helps
  36. 36.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  37. 37.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or pay attention? (a) keep it in memory (b) pay attention
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attention comes first (b) one reading is enough (c) you keep all you read (d) some kids never forget
  40. 40.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. bringing it back to mind
  2. keep it in memory
  3. step 1
  4. step 2
  5. True
  6. a myth
  7. we never reviewed them
  8. step 3
  9. notice, store, recall
  10. testing yourself helps
  11. True
  12. a fact
  13. memory can’t improve
  14. not paying attention
  15. notice it
  16. a fact
  17. True
  18. a myth
  19. a myth
  20. you keep all you read
  21. yes, with good methods
  22. a myth
  23. everyone forgets things
  24. a myth
  25. meaning makes it stick
  26. we forget without review
  27. a fact
  28. one reading is enough
  29. cramming lasts for years
  30. a fact
  31. pictures stick better
  32. a fact
  33. we forget without review
  34. notice it
  35. good memory is just luck
  36. step 3
  37. False
  38. pay attention
  39. attention comes first
  40. True

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