Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 217 · 40 questions

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”.

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

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