Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 388 · 40 questions

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”.

1. 1.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
3. 3.🧠 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
4. 4.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
5. 5.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🧠 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
7. 7.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
8. 8.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) the brain is broken (b) we never reviewed them (c) memory is fixed (d) learning is useless
9. 9.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
10. 10.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or notice it? (a) keep it in memory (b) notice it
11. 11.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or store it? (a) notice it (b) store it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one reading is enough (b) good memory is just luck (c) attention comes first (d) cramming lasts for years
13. 13.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) you keep all you read (c) testing yourself helps (d) sleep helps you learn
14. 14.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) you keep all you read (c) attention comes first (d) practice improves memory
16. 16.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
17. 17.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
18. 18.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) look, forget, guess (b) recall, store, notice (c) notice, store, recall (d) read, write, sleep
19. 19.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
20. 20.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or get it back later? (a) pay attention (b) get it back later
21. 21.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) memory can’t improve (c) sleep helps you learn (d) practice improves memory
23. 23.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
24. 24.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or store it? (a) pay attention (b) store it
25. 25.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
26. 26.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a word you never heard (b) something you understand (c) a number read once (d) random letters
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) we forget without review (c) memory can’t improve (d) everyone forgets things
28. 28.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) meaning makes it stick (c) good memory is just luck (d) pictures stick better
29. 29.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or keep it in memory? (a) notice it (b) keep it in memory
30. 30.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) pills give super memory (c) we forget without review (d) testing yourself helps
32. 32.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) memory can’t improve (c) we forget without review (d) pills give super memory
33. 33.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, in a week (b) yes, by staring hard (c) yes, with a pill (d) no, that is a myth
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone forgets things (b) memory can’t improve (c) good memory is just luck (d) cramming lasts for years
35. 35.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) sleep helps you learn (c) one reading is enough (d) pictures stick better
37. 37.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
38. 38.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
39. 39.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
40. 40.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) we forget without review (c) some kids never forget (d) everyone forgets things

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