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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 400 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) one reading is enough (c) we forget without review (d) everyone forgets things
  2. 2.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) meaning makes it stick (c) good memory is just luck (d) cramming lasts for years
  4. 4.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or get it back later? (a) pay attention (b) get it back later
  5. 5.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) memory can’t improve (c) pills give super memory (d) good memory is just luck
  8. 8.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  9. 9.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) good memory is just luck (c) testing yourself helps (d) practice improves memory
  11. 11.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or pay attention? (a) get it back later (b) pay attention
  12. 12.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
  13. 13.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or store it? (a) pay attention (b) store it
  14. 14.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
  15. 15.True or false: “we forget without review” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) you keep all you read (c) we forget without review (d) one reading is enough
  18. 18.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  19. 19.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  20. 20.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🧠 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
  22. 22.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  23. 23.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) good memory is just luck (c) pictures stick better (d) attention comes first
  24. 24.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
  25. 25.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) practice improves memory (c) testing yourself helps (d) pills give super memory
  26. 26.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) you keep all you read (c) good memory is just luck (d) attention comes first
  27. 27.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) good memory is just luck (c) pills give super memory (d) memory can’t improve
  28. 28.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or recall it? (a) notice it (b) recall it
  29. 29.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) you are bad at names (b) names can’t be learned (c) not paying attention (d) your brain is full
  30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone forgets things (b) meaning makes it stick (c) pictures stick better (d) you keep all you read
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) testing yourself helps (c) we forget without review (d) cramming lasts for years
  32. 32.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) you keep all you read (c) meaning makes it stick (d) practice improves memory
  33. 33.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) meaning makes it stick (c) pills give super memory (d) you keep all you read
  34. 34.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
  35. 35.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  37. 37.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
  38. 38.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  40. 40.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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