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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 378 · 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) pills give super memory (b) good memory is just luck (c) some kids never forget (d) we forget without review
  2. 2.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone forgets things (b) we forget without review (c) practice improves memory (d) you keep all you read
  5. 5.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  6. 6.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) pills give super memory (c) one reading is enough (d) memory can’t improve
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) attention comes first (c) sleep helps you learn (d) pictures stick better
  8. 8.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  10. 10.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
  12. 12.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  13. 13.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  14. 14.True or false: “attention comes first” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) we forget without review (c) cramming lasts for years (d) attention comes first
  17. 17.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  19. 19.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  20. 20.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
  22. 22.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  23. 23.🧠 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
  24. 24.True or false: “we forget without review” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) memory can’t improve (b) pictures stick better (c) cramming lasts for years (d) some kids never forget
  26. 26.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it
  27. 27.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) writing it neatly (b) forgetting it (c) bringing it back to mind (d) reading it again
  28. 28.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or notice it? (a) keep it in memory (b) notice it
  29. 29.🧠 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
  30. 30.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
  31. 31.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
  32. 32.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  33. 33.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  34. 34.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  35. 35.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) testing yourself helps (c) pictures stick better (d) one reading is enough
  37. 37.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  39. 39.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  40. 40.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a fact (b) a myth

Answer key

  1. we forget without review
  2. a myth
  3. a myth
  4. you keep all you read
  5. a fact
  6. practice improves memory
  7. good memory is just luck
  8. True
  9. step 3
  10. a myth
  11. notice it
  12. step 1
  13. a fact
  14. False
  15. step 3
  16. cramming lasts for years
  17. True
  18. a fact
  19. step 1
  20. False
  21. store it
  22. step 2
  23. not paying attention
  24. False
  25. pictures stick better
  26. notice it
  27. bringing it back to mind
  28. notice it
  29. notice, store, recall
  30. store it
  31. keep it in memory
  32. store it
  33. a myth
  34. True
  35. keep it in memory
  36. one reading is enough
  37. True
  38. a myth
  39. step 2
  40. a myth

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