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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

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

Answer key

  1. False
  2. False
  3. pills give super memory
  4. step 3
  5. False
  6. step 2
  7. practice improves memory
  8. not paying attention
  9. bringing it back to mind
  10. notice it
  11. some kids never forget
  12. notice it
  13. store it
  14. step 2
  15. a myth
  16. True
  17. memory can’t improve
  18. something you understand
  19. pay attention
  20. notice it
  21. sleep helps you learn
  22. step 1
  23. cramming lasts for years
  24. practice improves memory
  25. store it
  26. notice it
  27. False
  28. no, that is a myth
  29. store it
  30. yes, with good methods
  31. a myth
  32. True
  33. notice it
  34. a fact
  35. pay attention
  36. a fact
  37. memory can’t improve
  38. a fact
  39. testing yourself helps
  40. a fact

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