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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 245 · 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: “practice improves memory” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) sleep helps you learn (c) cramming lasts for years (d) pictures stick better
  4. 4.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  5. 5.🧠 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
  6. 6.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) some kids never forget (c) attention comes first (d) testing yourself helps
  7. 7.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
  8. 8.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) memory can’t improve (c) practice improves memory (d) meaning makes it stick
  9. 9.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  10. 10.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) memory can’t improve (c) good memory is just luck (d) you keep all you read
  11. 11.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  12. 12.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  13. 13.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) bringing it back to mind (b) forgetting it (c) writing it neatly (d) reading it again
  15. 15.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, in a week (b) no, that is a myth (c) yes, by staring hard (d) yes, with a pill
  16. 16.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) look, forget, guess (b) notice, store, recall (c) read, write, sleep (d) recall, store, notice
  17. 17.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  18. 18.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) we forget without review (c) pictures stick better (d) meaning makes it stick
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) sleep helps you learn (c) pictures stick better (d) you keep all you read
  21. 21.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone forgets things (b) you keep all you read (c) some kids never forget (d) good memory is just luck
  23. 23.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) you are bad at names (b) not paying attention (c) your brain is full (d) names can’t be learned
  24. 24.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  26. 26.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  27. 27.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only with pills (b) no, never (c) only for adults (d) yes, with good methods
  29. 29.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) memory can’t improve (c) good memory is just luck (d) you keep all you read
  30. 30.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) testing yourself helps (b) pills give super memory (c) practice improves memory (d) we forget without review
  31. 31.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) you keep all you read (c) cramming lasts for years (d) testing yourself helps
  32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pills give super memory (b) memory can’t improve (c) sleep helps you learn (d) some kids never forget
  33. 33.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  34. 34.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) pictures stick better (c) memory can’t improve (d) good memory is just luck
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pills give super memory (b) attention comes first (c) one reading is enough (d) you keep all you read
  37. 37.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  39. 39.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it
  40. 40.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) everyone forgets things (c) we forget without review (d) attention comes first

Answer key

  1. True
  2. keep it in memory
  3. cramming lasts for years
  4. a fact
  5. keep it in memory
  6. some kids never forget
  7. pay attention
  8. memory can’t improve
  9. step 1
  10. practice improves memory
  11. a fact
  12. True
  13. a fact
  14. bringing it back to mind
  15. no, that is a myth
  16. notice, store, recall
  17. step 2
  18. False
  19. memory can’t improve
  20. you keep all you read
  21. a myth
  22. everyone forgets things
  23. not paying attention
  24. False
  25. True
  26. True
  27. True
  28. yes, with good methods
  29. meaning makes it stick
  30. pills give super memory
  31. testing yourself helps
  32. sleep helps you learn
  33. a fact
  34. store it
  35. pictures stick better
  36. attention comes first
  37. True
  38. a myth
  39. notice it
  40. you keep all you read

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