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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 311 · 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: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
  2. 2.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  3. 3.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) bringing it back to mind (b) reading it again (c) forgetting it (d) writing it neatly
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) some kids never forget (c) sleep helps you learn (d) meaning makes it stick
  5. 5.🧠 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
  6. 6.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  7. 7.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attention comes first (b) one reading is enough (c) memory can’t improve (d) pills give super memory
  9. 9.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
  10. 10.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) we forget without review (c) pills give super memory (d) practice improves memory
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) one reading is enough (c) cramming lasts for years (d) you keep all you read
  12. 12.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  13. 13.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) memory can’t improve (c) some kids never forget (d) sleep helps you learn
  15. 15.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  16. 16.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) testing yourself helps (c) practice improves memory (d) some kids never forget
  17. 17.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) testing yourself helps (b) sleep helps you learn (c) memory can’t improve (d) meaning makes it stick
  19. 19.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  20. 20.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
  21. 21.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  22. 22.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) attention comes first (c) good memory is just luck (d) some kids never forget
  23. 23.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) your brain is full (b) not paying attention (c) you are bad at names (d) names can’t be learned
  24. 24.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  25. 25.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
  26. 26.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
  27. 27.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or store it? (a) pay attention (b) store it
  29. 29.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
  30. 30.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  31. 31.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) you keep all you read (c) pictures stick better (d) cramming lasts for years
  33. 33.True or false: “good memory is just luck” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  35. 35.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  36. 36.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  37. 37.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) practice improves memory (c) you keep all you read (d) we forget without review
  39. 39.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) some kids never forget (c) everyone forgets things (d) pills give super memory

Answer key

  1. store it
  2. step 3
  3. bringing it back to mind
  4. some kids never forget
  5. keep it in memory
  6. a fact
  7. step 2
  8. attention comes first
  9. store it
  10. pills give super memory
  11. practice improves memory
  12. step 1
  13. False
  14. sleep helps you learn
  15. a fact
  16. some kids never forget
  17. True
  18. memory can’t improve
  19. a fact
  20. keep it in memory
  21. a fact
  22. attention comes first
  23. not paying attention
  24. step 3
  25. store it
  26. keep it in memory
  27. False
  28. pay attention
  29. pay attention
  30. a fact
  31. True
  32. pictures stick better
  33. False
  34. step 2
  35. a myth
  36. a myth
  37. False
  38. you keep all you read
  39. a myth
  40. everyone forgets things

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