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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 269 · 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.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or pay attention? (a) get it back later (b) pay attention
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) meaning makes it stick (c) cramming lasts for years (d) practice improves memory
  4. 4.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  5. 5.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) pills give super memory (c) some kids never forget (d) everyone forgets things
  6. 6.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  7. 7.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) random letters (b) something you understand (c) a number read once (d) a word you never heard
  8. 8.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  9. 9.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
  10. 10.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) the brain is broken (b) memory is fixed (c) learning is useless (d) we never reviewed them
  11. 11.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) attention comes first (c) pills give super memory (d) some kids never forget
  13. 13.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  14. 14.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) cramming lasts for years (c) meaning makes it stick (d) we forget without review
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) good memory is just luck (c) one reading is enough (d) sleep helps you learn
  16. 16.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  18. 18.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) cramming lasts for years (c) pictures stick better (d) memory can’t improve
  19. 19.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
  20. 20.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  21. 21.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  23. 23.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  24. 24.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) testing yourself helps (b) you keep all you read (c) pills give super memory (d) some kids never forget
  25. 25.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  27. 27.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  28. 28.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) not paying attention (b) you are bad at names (c) names can’t be learned (d) your brain is full
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) practice improves memory (c) testing yourself helps (d) everyone forgets things
  31. 31.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or store it? (a) pay attention (b) store it
  32. 32.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  33. 33.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or store it? (a) notice it (b) store it
  34. 34.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  36. 36.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) you keep all you read (c) good memory is just luck (d) one reading is enough
  37. 37.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only for adults (b) no, never (c) only with pills (d) yes, with good methods
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) good memory is just luck (c) we forget without review (d) testing yourself helps
  39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) memory can’t improve (c) one reading is enough (d) cramming lasts for years
  40. 40.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. pay attention
  3. cramming lasts for years
  4. a fact
  5. everyone forgets things
  6. a myth
  7. something you understand
  8. a fact
  9. keep it in memory
  10. we never reviewed them
  11. True
  12. attention comes first
  13. step 1
  14. cramming lasts for years
  15. sleep helps you learn
  16. False
  17. store it
  18. pictures stick better
  19. notice it
  20. True
  21. False
  22. step 2
  23. a myth
  24. testing yourself helps
  25. False
  26. a fact
  27. step 3
  28. True
  29. not paying attention
  30. some kids never forget
  31. pay attention
  32. step 3
  33. notice it
  34. False
  35. step 2
  36. sleep helps you learn
  37. yes, with good methods
  38. good memory is just luck
  39. practice improves memory
  40. False

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