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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 165 · 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) attention comes first (b) some kids never forget (c) memory can’t improve (d) one reading is enough
  2. 2.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it
  3. 3.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) everyone forgets things (c) pills give super memory (d) practice improves memory
  4. 4.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  5. 5.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) pictures stick better (c) good memory is just luck (d) you keep all you read
  6. 6.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) sleep helps you learn (c) good memory is just luck (d) pills give super memory
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) everyone forgets things (c) attention comes first (d) memory can’t improve
  8. 8.True or false: “we forget without review” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  10. 10.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  11. 11.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) memory can’t improve (c) practice improves memory (d) pictures stick better
  12. 12.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) everyone forgets things (c) attention comes first (d) you keep all you read
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pills give super memory (b) we forget without review (c) practice improves memory (d) everyone forgets things
  17. 17.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
  18. 18.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) testing yourself helps (b) good memory is just luck (c) one reading is enough (d) cramming lasts for years
  20. 20.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pills give super memory (b) practice improves memory (c) you keep all you read (d) cramming lasts for years
  22. 22.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) bringing it back to mind (b) writing it neatly (c) forgetting it (d) reading it again
  23. 23.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) good memory is just luck (c) everyone forgets things (d) memory can’t improve
  24. 24.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  25. 25.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
  26. 26.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) testing yourself helps (b) practice improves memory (c) cramming lasts for years (d) meaning makes it stick
  27. 27.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) sleep helps you learn (c) everyone forgets things (d) one reading is enough
  28. 28.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) learning is useless (b) we never reviewed them (c) memory is fixed (d) the brain is broken
  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.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) random letters (b) a word you never heard (c) something you understand (d) a number read once
  31. 31.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
  32. 32.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) practice improves memory (c) pictures stick better (d) meaning makes it stick
  33. 33.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or pay attention? (a) get it back later (b) pay attention
  34. 34.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) notice, store, recall (b) look, forget, guess (c) read, write, sleep (d) recall, store, notice
  35. 35.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  36. 36.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  37. 37.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
  39. 39.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🧠 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

Answer key

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

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