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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 278 · 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: “you keep all you read” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.True or false: “we forget without review” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  4. 4.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  5. 5.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
  6. 6.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or notice it? (a) keep it in memory (b) notice it
  7. 7.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) some kids never forget (c) pills give super memory (d) memory can’t improve
  8. 8.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) attention comes first (c) meaning makes it stick (d) cramming lasts for years
  10. 10.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  12. 12.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) your brain is full (b) names can’t be learned (c) you are bad at names (d) not paying attention
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) meaning makes it stick (c) sleep helps you learn (d) some kids never forget
  14. 14.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) forgetting it (b) reading it again (c) bringing it back to mind (d) writing it neatly
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) cramming lasts for years (c) meaning makes it stick (d) attention comes first
  18. 18.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) pictures stick better (c) one reading is enough (d) good memory is just luck
  19. 19.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  20. 20.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  21. 21.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  22. 22.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) testing yourself helps (c) one reading is enough (d) everyone forgets things
  24. 24.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
  25. 25.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  26. 26.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  27. 27.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) look, forget, guess (b) recall, store, notice (c) notice, store, recall (d) read, write, sleep
  28. 28.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
  30. 30.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a word you never heard (b) random letters (c) something you understand (d) a number read once
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attention comes first (b) good memory is just luck (c) testing yourself helps (d) pictures stick better
  32. 32.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only with pills (b) only for adults (c) no, never (d) yes, with good methods
  33. 33.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  34. 34.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
  35. 35.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) some kids never forget (c) sleep helps you learn (d) meaning makes it stick
  36. 36.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) testing yourself helps (c) pills give super memory (d) practice improves memory
  37. 37.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) everyone forgets things (c) we forget without review (d) testing yourself helps
  38. 38.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
  39. 39.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  40. 40.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

  1. False
  2. True
  3. a fact
  4. step 3
  5. keep it in memory
  6. notice it
  7. meaning makes it stick
  8. True
  9. cramming lasts for years
  10. a myth
  11. a myth
  12. not paying attention
  13. some kids never forget
  14. False
  15. True
  16. bringing it back to mind
  17. cramming lasts for years
  18. pictures stick better
  19. a myth
  20. store it
  21. step 1
  22. False
  23. one reading is enough
  24. notice it
  25. a fact
  26. step 3
  27. notice, store, recall
  28. False
  29. store it
  30. something you understand
  31. good memory is just luck
  32. yes, with good methods
  33. a fact
  34. keep it in memory
  35. some kids never forget
  36. pills give super memory
  37. you keep all you read
  38. pay attention
  39. a fact
  40. True

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