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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 169 · 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.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) memory can’t improve (c) good memory is just luck (d) attention comes first
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) memory can’t improve (c) practice improves memory (d) some kids never forget
  4. 4.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  5. 5.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or store it? (a) notice it (b) store it
  6. 6.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  7. 7.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  8. 8.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or pay attention? (a) store it (b) pay attention
  9. 9.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or keep it in memory? (a) get it back later (b) keep it in memory
  10. 10.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) memory can’t improve (c) sleep helps you learn (d) pills give super memory
  11. 11.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) pictures stick better (c) good memory is just luck (d) cramming lasts for years
  12. 12.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) meaning makes it stick (c) pictures stick better (d) good memory is just luck
  16. 16.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  17. 17.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) forgetting it (b) writing it neatly (c) reading it again (d) bringing it back to mind
  18. 18.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  19. 19.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) memory can’t improve (c) everyone forgets things (d) sleep helps you learn
  20. 20.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  21. 21.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  22. 22.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) pictures stick better (c) testing yourself helps (d) cramming lasts for years
  23. 23.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  24. 24.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  25. 25.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  26. 26.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  27. 27.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) your brain is full (b) not paying attention (c) you are bad at names (d) names can’t be learned
  28. 28.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or notice it? (a) get it back later (b) notice it
  29. 29.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
  30. 30.🧠 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
  31. 31.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  33. 33.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  34. 34.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  37. 37.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or notice it? (a) keep it in memory (b) notice it
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) cramming lasts for years (c) some kids never forget (d) pictures stick better
  39. 39.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  40. 40.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) sleep helps you learn (c) practice improves memory (d) testing yourself helps

Answer key

  1. a myth
  2. attention comes first
  3. practice improves memory
  4. a fact
  5. notice it
  6. a myth
  7. False
  8. pay attention
  9. keep it in memory
  10. sleep helps you learn
  11. pictures stick better
  12. False
  13. a fact
  14. False
  15. good memory is just luck
  16. step 1
  17. bringing it back to mind
  18. a myth
  19. memory can’t improve
  20. a myth
  21. step 3
  22. cramming lasts for years
  23. a myth
  24. a fact
  25. store it
  26. step 3
  27. not paying attention
  28. notice it
  29. keep it in memory
  30. we never reviewed them
  31. True
  32. step 2
  33. step 1
  34. True
  35. False
  36. a myth
  37. notice it
  38. pictures stick better
  39. a fact
  40. you keep all you read

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