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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 255 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) sleep helps you learn (c) everyone forgets things (d) you keep all you read
  2. 2.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
  3. 3.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or store it? (a) notice it (b) store it
  4. 4.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  5. 5.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  6. 6.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) everyone forgets things (c) some kids never forget (d) you keep all you read
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) sleep helps you learn (c) good memory is just luck (d) cramming lasts for years
  8. 8.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
  9. 9.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  10. 10.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  11. 11.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) one reading is enough (c) attention comes first (d) sleep helps you learn
  13. 13.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  14. 14.🧠 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
  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, with a pill (d) yes, by staring hard
  16. 16.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) good memory is just luck (c) you keep all you read (d) pictures stick better
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attention comes first (b) everyone forgets things (c) sleep helps you learn (d) memory can’t improve
  18. 18.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) pills give super memory (c) practice improves memory (d) some kids never forget
  19. 19.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  20. 20.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) some kids never forget (c) pictures stick better (d) attention comes first
  21. 21.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) practice improves memory (c) meaning makes it stick (d) cramming lasts for years
  22. 22.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) we forget without review (c) pills give super memory (d) one reading is enough
  23. 23.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  24. 24.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  25. 25.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) sleep helps you learn (c) testing yourself helps (d) practice improves memory
  26. 26.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or get it back later? (a) pay attention (b) get it back later
  27. 27.True or false: “we forget without review” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  29. 29.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attention comes first (b) memory can’t improve (c) cramming lasts for years (d) good memory is just luck
  31. 31.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  32. 32.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) testing yourself helps (c) cramming lasts for years (d) we forget without review
  36. 36.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) forgetting it (b) bringing it back to mind (c) writing it neatly (d) reading it again
  37. 37.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or keep it in memory? (a) notice it (b) keep it in memory
  38. 38.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) one reading is enough (c) you keep all you read (d) memory can’t improve
  39. 39.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  40. 40.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) memory is fixed (b) learning is useless (c) we never reviewed them (d) the brain is broken

Answer key

  1. you keep all you read
  2. store it
  3. notice it
  4. a fact
  5. a myth
  6. everyone forgets things
  7. sleep helps you learn
  8. notice it
  9. store it
  10. a myth
  11. False
  12. one reading is enough
  13. a fact
  14. keep it in memory
  15. no, that is a myth
  16. pictures stick better
  17. memory can’t improve
  18. practice improves memory
  19. a fact
  20. some kids never forget
  21. cramming lasts for years
  22. we forget without review
  23. a myth
  24. step 3
  25. memory can’t improve
  26. pay attention
  27. True
  28. step 2
  29. False
  30. attention comes first
  31. step 1
  32. False
  33. False
  34. step 3
  35. cramming lasts for years
  36. bringing it back to mind
  37. notice it
  38. attention comes first
  39. step 2
  40. we never reviewed them

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