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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

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

Answer key

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

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