← How memory works lesson New set →

Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 180 · 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 of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) memory can’t improve (c) sleep helps you learn (d) pills give super memory
  2. 2.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
  3. 3.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  4. 4.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) good memory is just luck (c) pills give super memory (d) some kids never forget
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) pills give super memory (c) some kids never forget (d) practice improves memory
  7. 7.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) memory can’t improve (c) attention comes first (d) we forget without review
  9. 9.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) the brain is broken (b) memory is fixed (c) learning is useless (d) we never reviewed them
  10. 10.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  11. 11.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) no, never (b) yes, with good methods (c) only for adults (d) only with pills
  12. 12.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  13. 13.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  15. 15.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) something you understand (b) a number read once (c) random letters (d) a word you never heard
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pills give super memory (b) pictures stick better (c) we forget without review (d) attention comes first
  17. 17.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) read, write, sleep (b) look, forget, guess (c) recall, store, notice (d) notice, store, recall
  18. 18.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) memory can’t improve (c) attention comes first (d) pills give super memory
  19. 19.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  20. 20.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) bringing it back to mind (b) reading it again (c) writing it neatly (d) forgetting it
  21. 21.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  22. 22.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  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.🧠 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
  25. 25.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  26. 26.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) one reading is enough (c) everyone forgets things (d) testing yourself helps
  28. 28.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  29. 29.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, by staring hard (b) no, that is a myth (c) yes, in a week (d) yes, with a pill
  30. 30.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) you are bad at names (b) your brain is full (c) names can’t be learned (d) not paying attention
  31. 31.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  32. 32.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) testing yourself helps (c) cramming lasts for years (d) some kids never forget
  33. 33.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) memory can’t improve (c) meaning makes it stick (d) pills give super memory
  34. 34.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or notice it? (a) get it back later (b) notice it
  35. 35.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or get it back later? (a) pay attention (b) get it back later
  36. 36.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  37. 37.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  38. 38.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) everyone forgets things (c) attention comes first (d) you keep all you read
  39. 39.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) pictures stick better (c) sleep helps you learn (d) attention comes first

Answer key

  1. sleep helps you learn
  2. keep it in memory
  3. a myth
  4. False
  5. sleep helps you learn
  6. practice improves memory
  7. False
  8. memory can’t improve
  9. we never reviewed them
  10. step 2
  11. yes, with good methods
  12. a fact
  13. a myth
  14. step 2
  15. something you understand
  16. pills give super memory
  17. notice, store, recall
  18. attention comes first
  19. step 1
  20. bringing it back to mind
  21. True
  22. step 3
  23. store it
  24. keep it in memory
  25. a myth
  26. notice it
  27. one reading is enough
  28. step 1
  29. no, that is a myth
  30. not paying attention
  31. step 3
  32. testing yourself helps
  33. meaning makes it stick
  34. notice it
  35. pay attention
  36. store it
  37. a fact
  38. you keep all you read
  39. store it
  40. cramming lasts for years

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