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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

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

Answer key

  1. notice, store, recall
  2. attention comes first
  3. one reading is enough
  4. a myth
  5. sleep helps you learn
  6. True
  7. store it
  8. False
  9. a fact
  10. pay attention
  11. practice improves memory
  12. False
  13. a myth
  14. we forget without review
  15. notice it
  16. we never reviewed them
  17. not paying attention
  18. step 3
  19. a fact
  20. bringing it back to mind
  21. store it
  22. a myth
  23. step 1
  24. yes, with good methods
  25. good memory is just luck
  26. a fact
  27. we forget without review
  28. attention comes first
  29. a fact
  30. step 2
  31. notice it
  32. a fact
  33. store it
  34. True
  35. False
  36. a myth
  37. pay attention
  38. a myth
  39. step 2
  40. you keep all you read

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