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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 201 · 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.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
  2. 2.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
  4. 4.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  5. 5.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
  6. 6.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) you keep all you read (c) cramming lasts for years (d) everyone forgets things
  8. 8.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  10. 10.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  12. 12.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  13. 13.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  14. 14.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) some kids never forget (c) we forget without review (d) pills give super memory
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) memory can’t improve (c) we forget without review (d) everyone forgets things
  16. 16.🧠 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
  17. 17.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  18. 18.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
  19. 19.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a number read once (b) random letters (c) a word you never heard (d) something you understand
  20. 20.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or pay attention? (a) store it (b) pay attention
  21. 21.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) practice improves memory (c) testing yourself helps (d) some kids never forget
  23. 23.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) names can’t be learned (b) not paying attention (c) you are bad at names (d) your brain is full
  24. 24.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
  25. 25.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  26. 26.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) we forget without review (c) memory can’t improve (d) you keep all you read
  28. 28.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  29. 29.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  30. 30.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
  31. 31.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) we forget without review (c) pills give super memory (d) sleep helps you learn
  32. 32.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) memory can’t improve (c) everyone forgets things (d) some kids never forget
  33. 33.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or notice it? (a) keep it in memory (b) notice it
  34. 34.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  37. 37.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) reading it again (b) forgetting it (c) bringing it back to mind (d) writing it neatly
  38. 38.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) some kids never forget (c) cramming lasts for years (d) pictures stick better

Answer key

  1. keep it in memory
  2. False
  3. notice it
  4. step 1
  5. pay attention
  6. store it
  7. everyone forgets things
  8. False
  9. a myth
  10. a myth
  11. step 1
  12. a fact
  13. a fact
  14. we forget without review
  15. memory can’t improve
  16. keep it in memory
  17. step 3
  18. store it
  19. something you understand
  20. pay attention
  21. False
  22. some kids never forget
  23. not paying attention
  24. store it
  25. step 3
  26. keep it in memory
  27. we forget without review
  28. a myth
  29. a fact
  30. notice it
  31. pills give super memory
  32. everyone forgets things
  33. notice it
  34. False
  35. False
  36. step 2
  37. bringing it back to mind
  38. True
  39. True
  40. pictures stick better

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