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