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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 168 · 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.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) look, forget, guess (b) recall, store, notice (c) read, write, sleep (d) notice, store, recall
  3. 3.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  4. 4.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  5. 5.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  6. 6.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
  8. 8.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  9. 9.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) no, never (b) only for adults (c) yes, with good methods (d) only with pills
  10. 10.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) memory is fixed (b) we never reviewed them (c) learning is useless (d) the brain is broken
  11. 11.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) some kids never forget (c) pictures stick better (d) we forget without review
  12. 12.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
  13. 13.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
  14. 14.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) cramming lasts for years (c) good memory is just luck (d) sleep helps you learn
  16. 16.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) you keep all you read (c) meaning makes it stick (d) pills give super memory
  17. 17.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a number read once (b) a word you never heard (c) something you understand (d) random letters
  18. 18.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) practice improves memory (c) pills give super memory (d) we forget without review
  19. 19.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) meaning makes it stick (c) we forget without review (d) sleep helps you learn
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) practice improves memory (c) attention comes first (d) some kids never forget
  21. 21.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) one reading is enough (c) you keep all you read (d) attention comes first
  22. 22.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  23. 23.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) pictures stick better (c) cramming lasts for years (d) testing yourself helps
  24. 24.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) memory can’t improve (c) testing yourself helps (d) we forget without review
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) practice improves memory (c) pills give super memory (d) sleep helps you learn
  26. 26.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) one reading is enough (c) you keep all you read (d) cramming lasts for years
  27. 27.True or false: “attention comes first” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) attention comes first (c) one reading is enough (d) pills give super memory
  30. 30.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or keep it in memory? (a) pay attention (b) keep it in memory
  31. 31.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or pay attention? (a) get it back later (b) pay attention
  33. 33.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  34. 34.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or store it? (a) notice it (b) store it
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) one reading is enough (c) pills give super memory (d) everyone forgets things
  36. 36.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  37. 37.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) memory can’t improve (c) you keep all you read (d) testing yourself helps
  38. 38.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  39. 39.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) sleep helps you learn (c) meaning makes it stick (d) good memory is just luck

Answer key

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

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