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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 266 · 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.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
  2. 2.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  3. 3.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) pictures stick better (c) everyone forgets things (d) some kids never forget
  4. 4.True or false: “attention comes first” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one reading is enough (b) pictures stick better (c) good memory is just luck (d) pills give super memory
  6. 6.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  7. 7.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) forgetting it (b) writing it neatly (c) reading it again (d) bringing it back to mind
  8. 8.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) testing yourself helps (b) we forget without review (c) memory can’t improve (d) everyone forgets things
  9. 9.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) no, never (b) only for adults (c) only with pills (d) yes, with good methods
  10. 10.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  11. 11.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or store it? (a) pay attention (b) store it
  12. 12.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) pills give super memory (c) good memory is just luck (d) we forget without review
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) cramming lasts for years (c) everyone forgets things (d) meaning makes it stick
  15. 15.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) look, forget, guess (b) read, write, sleep (c) notice, store, recall (d) recall, store, notice
  16. 16.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) practice improves memory (c) memory can’t improve (d) some kids never forget
  17. 17.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  18. 18.🧠 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
  19. 19.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) names can’t be learned (b) not paying attention (c) you are bad at names (d) your brain is full
  20. 20.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone forgets things (b) one reading is enough (c) attention comes first (d) practice improves memory
  22. 22.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) testing yourself helps (c) good memory is just luck (d) memory can’t improve
  24. 24.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) sleep helps you learn (c) memory can’t improve (d) pills give super memory
  25. 25.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
  26. 26.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) one reading is enough (c) testing yourself helps (d) pills give super memory
  27. 27.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.True or false: “we forget without review” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  29. 29.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  30. 30.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) pills give super memory (c) everyone forgets things (d) good memory is just luck
  31. 31.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) some kids never forget (c) cramming lasts for years (d) you keep all you read
  32. 32.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) random letters (b) a number read once (c) a word you never heard (d) something you understand
  33. 33.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 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
  35. 35.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  36. 36.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) practice improves memory (c) memory can’t improve (d) good memory is just luck
  38. 38.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) pills give super memory (c) pictures stick better (d) practice improves memory
  40. 40.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it

Answer key

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

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