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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 212 · 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: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
  3. 3.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a word you never heard (b) random letters (c) a number read once (d) something you understand
  4. 4.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
  5. 5.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  6. 6.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) practice improves memory (c) cramming lasts for years (d) testing yourself helps
  7. 7.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  8. 8.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  9. 9.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) cramming lasts for years (c) sleep helps you learn (d) everyone forgets things
  11. 11.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  12. 12.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  13. 13.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  14. 14.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or notice it? (a) get it back later (b) notice it
  15. 15.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) you keep all you read (c) pills give super memory (d) meaning makes it stick
  17. 17.True or false: “attention comes first” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) good memory is just luck (c) one reading is enough (d) cramming lasts for years
  19. 19.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) some kids never forget (c) one reading is enough (d) we forget without review
  20. 20.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) reading it again (b) bringing it back to mind (c) writing it neatly (d) forgetting it
  21. 21.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) you keep all you read (c) practice improves memory (d) memory can’t improve
  23. 23.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  24. 24.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  25. 25.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  26. 26.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only for adults (b) no, never (c) only with pills (d) yes, with good methods
  27. 27.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  28. 28.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it
  29. 29.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  30. 30.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) practice improves memory (c) pills give super memory (d) everyone forgets things
  31. 31.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  33. 33.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  34. 34.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, in a week (b) yes, by staring hard (c) no, that is a myth (d) yes, with a pill
  36. 36.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or pay attention? (a) keep it in memory (b) pay attention
  38. 38.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) cramming lasts for years (c) memory can’t improve (d) some kids never forget
  39. 39.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) sleep helps you learn (c) memory can’t improve (d) pictures stick better

Answer key

  1. False
  2. notice it
  3. something you understand
  4. keep it in memory
  5. step 2
  6. cramming lasts for years
  7. step 3
  8. a fact
  9. True
  10. cramming lasts for years
  11. a myth
  12. a fact
  13. step 1
  14. notice it
  15. True
  16. meaning makes it stick
  17. True
  18. testing yourself helps
  19. we forget without review
  20. bringing it back to mind
  21. a myth
  22. practice improves memory
  23. step 1
  24. a myth
  25. a fact
  26. yes, with good methods
  27. a fact
  28. notice it
  29. a myth
  30. pills give super memory
  31. False
  32. store it
  33. step 3
  34. False
  35. no, that is a myth
  36. True
  37. pay attention
  38. meaning makes it stick
  39. True
  40. memory can’t improve

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