Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

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

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