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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 393 · 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) one reading is enough (b) testing yourself helps (c) you keep all you read (d) pills give super memory
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) everyone forgets things (c) pictures stick better (d) cramming lasts for years
  3. 3.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) sleep helps you learn (c) pictures stick better (d) pills give super memory
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pills give super memory (b) memory can’t improve (c) meaning makes it stick (d) one reading is enough
  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 myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) sleep helps you learn (c) we forget without review (d) you keep all you read
  7. 7.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) cramming lasts for years (c) pills give super memory (d) attention comes first
  8. 8.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  9. 9.🧠 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) your brain is full (d) names can’t be learned
  10. 10.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  11. 11.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  12. 12.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  13. 13.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) practice improves memory (c) meaning makes it stick (d) good memory is just luck
  15. 15.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) pills give super memory (c) you keep all you read (d) cramming lasts for years
  17. 17.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  18. 18.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  19. 19.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) sleep helps you learn (c) cramming lasts for years (d) attention comes first
  20. 20.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  21. 21.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) everyone forgets things (c) some kids never forget (d) memory can’t improve
  22. 22.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  23. 23.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) bringing it back to mind (b) reading it again (c) forgetting it (d) writing it neatly
  24. 24.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) yes, with good methods (b) no, never (c) only for adults (d) only with pills
  25. 25.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.🧠 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
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) some kids never forget (c) pictures stick better (d) one reading is enough
  28. 28.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) no, that is a myth (b) yes, in a week (c) yes, with a pill (d) yes, by staring hard
  29. 29.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) practice improves memory (c) some kids never forget (d) pictures stick better
  30. 30.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  32. 32.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  33. 33.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) sleep helps you learn (c) pills give super memory (d) practice improves memory
  35. 35.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) practice improves memory (c) memory can’t improve (d) some kids never forget
  36. 36.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  37. 37.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  38. 38.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or notice it? (a) keep it in memory (b) notice it
  39. 39.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. testing yourself helps
  2. cramming lasts for years
  3. pills give super memory
  4. meaning makes it stick
  5. keep it in memory
  6. you keep all you read
  7. attention comes first
  8. step 1
  9. not paying attention
  10. step 2
  11. a fact
  12. a myth
  13. a myth
  14. good memory is just luck
  15. store it
  16. practice improves memory
  17. a myth
  18. a fact
  19. cramming lasts for years
  20. step 3
  21. everyone forgets things
  22. step 3
  23. bringing it back to mind
  24. yes, with good methods
  25. True
  26. notice, store, recall
  27. pictures stick better
  28. no, that is a myth
  29. some kids never forget
  30. False
  31. a fact
  32. a myth
  33. False
  34. pills give super memory
  35. practice improves memory
  36. a fact
  37. step 1
  38. notice it
  39. False
  40. True

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