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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 3 · 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 of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) some kids never forget (c) good memory is just luck (d) pictures stick better
  2. 2.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
  3. 3.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or notice it? (a) keep it in memory (b) notice it
  4. 4.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or store it? (a) pay attention (b) store it
  5. 5.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  6. 6.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) good memory is just luck (c) practice improves memory (d) memory can’t improve
  7. 7.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
  8. 8.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  10. 10.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  11. 11.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) everyone forgets things (c) one reading is enough (d) some kids never forget
  13. 13.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  14. 14.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a number read once (b) random letters (c) something you understand (d) a word you never heard
  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) we never reviewed them (b) learning is useless (c) the brain is broken (d) memory is fixed
  17. 17.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) everyone forgets things (c) we forget without review (d) pills give super memory
  18. 18.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) reading it again (b) forgetting it (c) writing it neatly (d) bringing it back to mind
  19. 19.🧠 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
  20. 20.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) you are bad at names (b) not paying attention (c) names can’t be learned (d) your brain is full
  22. 22.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) cramming lasts for years (c) you keep all you read (d) we forget without review
  23. 23.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attention comes first (b) cramming lasts for years (c) memory can’t improve (d) some kids never forget
  25. 25.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  26. 26.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  27. 27.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
  28. 28.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  29. 29.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  30. 30.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  31. 31.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
  32. 32.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  33. 33.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) everyone forgets things (c) we forget without review (d) practice improves memory
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) meaning makes it stick (c) one reading is enough (d) good memory is just luck
  36. 36.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) good memory is just luck (c) cramming lasts for years (d) meaning makes it stick
  37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) sleep helps you learn (c) attention comes first (d) you keep all you read
  38. 38.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  39. 39.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) some kids never forget (c) we forget without review (d) testing yourself helps
  40. 40.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. pictures stick better
  2. keep it in memory
  3. notice it
  4. pay attention
  5. a fact
  6. practice improves memory
  7. pay attention
  8. False
  9. step 1
  10. a fact
  11. a fact
  12. everyone forgets things
  13. a fact
  14. something you understand
  15. notice it
  16. we never reviewed them
  17. pills give super memory
  18. bringing it back to mind
  19. notice, store, recall
  20. False
  21. not paying attention
  22. we forget without review
  23. store it
  24. attention comes first
  25. step 1
  26. step 3
  27. store it
  28. step 3
  29. a myth
  30. a myth
  31. keep it in memory
  32. a myth
  33. notice it
  34. good memory is just luck
  35. meaning makes it stick
  36. meaning makes it stick
  37. you keep all you read
  38. a fact
  39. some kids never forget
  40. False

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