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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 242 · 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.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) writing it neatly (b) bringing it back to mind (c) forgetting it (d) reading it again
  3. 3.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or keep it in memory? (a) get it back later (b) keep it in memory
  5. 5.🧠 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
  6. 6.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) no, never (b) only with pills (c) yes, with good methods (d) only for adults
  8. 8.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  10. 10.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
  11. 11.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  12. 12.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
  13. 13.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
  14. 14.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
  15. 15.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) meaning makes it stick (c) cramming lasts for years (d) attention comes first
  18. 18.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) memory can’t improve (c) pills give super memory (d) cramming lasts for years
  19. 19.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) practice improves memory (c) sleep helps you learn (d) memory can’t improve
  20. 20.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or get it back later? (a) notice it (b) get it back later
  22. 22.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) testing yourself helps (c) practice improves memory (d) pills give super memory
  23. 23.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  24. 24.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  25. 25.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) testing yourself helps (b) you keep all you read (c) memory can’t improve (d) cramming lasts for years
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) sleep helps you learn (c) pills give super memory (d) you keep all you read
  27. 27.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  28. 28.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) you keep all you read (c) some kids never forget (d) everyone forgets things
  29. 29.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) one reading is enough (c) practice improves memory (d) memory can’t improve
  31. 31.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🧠 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
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) we forget without review (c) one reading is enough (d) memory can’t improve
  34. 34.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it
  35. 35.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  36. 36.True or false: “attention comes first” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) pictures stick better (c) some kids never forget (d) good memory is just luck
  38. 38.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone forgets things (b) pictures stick better (c) attention comes first (d) good memory is just luck
  40. 40.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) cramming lasts for years (c) memory can’t improve (d) some kids never forget

Answer key

  1. False
  2. bringing it back to mind
  3. True
  4. keep it in memory
  5. not paying attention
  6. a fact
  7. yes, with good methods
  8. True
  9. a fact
  10. keep it in memory
  11. step 2
  12. pay attention
  13. store it
  14. store it
  15. True
  16. True
  17. cramming lasts for years
  18. practice improves memory
  19. memory can’t improve
  20. True
  21. notice it
  22. pills give super memory
  23. a fact
  24. a fact
  25. testing yourself helps
  26. sleep helps you learn
  27. step 1
  28. everyone forgets things
  29. keep it in memory
  30. practice improves memory
  31. False
  32. we never reviewed them
  33. we forget without review
  34. notice it
  35. step 3
  36. True
  37. pictures stick better
  38. step 2
  39. good memory is just luck
  40. sleep helps you learn

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