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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 221 · 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: “testing yourself helps” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) attention comes first (c) good memory is just luck (d) pictures stick better
  4. 4.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  5. 5.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) meaning makes it stick (c) sleep helps you learn (d) pills give super memory
  6. 6.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  7. 7.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) pictures stick better (c) we forget without review (d) you keep all you read
  9. 9.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  10. 10.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) we never reviewed them (b) learning is useless (c) the brain is broken (d) memory is fixed
  11. 11.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one reading is enough (b) some kids never forget (c) pills give super memory (d) attention comes first
  13. 13.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) we forget without review (c) some kids never forget (d) meaning makes it stick
  14. 14.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only for adults (b) no, never (c) only with pills (d) yes, with good methods
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pills give super memory (b) some kids never forget (c) you keep all you read (d) pictures stick better
  16. 16.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  17. 17.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  18. 18.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or pay attention? (a) get it back later (b) pay attention
  19. 19.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) good memory is just luck (c) one reading is enough (d) cramming lasts for years
  20. 20.True or false: “attention comes first” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  22. 22.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) one reading is enough (c) memory can’t improve (d) some kids never forget
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) you keep all you read (c) practice improves memory (d) pills give super memory
  24. 24.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) memory can’t improve (c) good memory is just luck (d) some kids never forget
  25. 25.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) you keep all you read (c) we forget without review (d) cramming lasts for years
  26. 26.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  27. 27.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or keep it in memory? (a) pay attention (b) keep it in memory
  28. 28.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  30. 30.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) memory can’t improve (c) testing yourself helps (d) we forget without review
  32. 32.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or notice it? (a) get it back later (b) notice it
  33. 33.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) your brain is full (b) you are bad at names (c) names can’t be learned (d) not paying attention
  34. 34.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) testing yourself helps (c) attention comes first (d) you keep all you read
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) pictures stick better (c) sleep helps you learn (d) one reading is enough
  36. 36.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) read, write, sleep (b) look, forget, guess (c) notice, store, recall (d) recall, store, notice
  37. 37.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  38. 38.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) cramming lasts for years (c) we forget without review (d) testing yourself helps
  39. 39.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  40. 40.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) memory can’t improve (c) meaning makes it stick (d) practice improves memory

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. good memory is just luck
  4. step 2
  5. pills give super memory
  6. step 2
  7. a myth
  8. you keep all you read
  9. step 3
  10. we never reviewed them
  11. a fact
  12. attention comes first
  13. some kids never forget
  14. yes, with good methods
  15. pictures stick better
  16. step 1
  17. a fact
  18. pay attention
  19. sleep helps you learn
  20. False
  21. step 3
  22. meaning makes it stick
  23. practice improves memory
  24. practice improves memory
  25. we forget without review
  26. a myth
  27. pay attention
  28. False
  29. step 1
  30. a fact
  31. memory can’t improve
  32. notice it
  33. not paying attention
  34. you keep all you read
  35. one reading is enough
  36. notice, store, recall
  37. a fact
  38. cramming lasts for years
  39. store it
  40. memory can’t improve

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