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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 46 · 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.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  2. 2.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  3. 3.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) everyone forgets things (c) we forget without review (d) sleep helps you learn
  5. 5.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) pills give super memory (c) some kids never forget (d) testing yourself helps
  6. 6.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) everyone forgets things (c) one reading is enough (d) some kids never forget
  7. 7.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or pay attention? (a) keep it in memory (b) pay attention
  9. 9.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  10. 10.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, by staring hard (b) no, that is a myth (c) yes, with a pill (d) yes, in a week
  11. 11.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  12. 12.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one reading is enough (b) some kids never forget (c) memory can’t improve (d) meaning makes it stick
  14. 14.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) attention comes first (c) some kids never forget (d) one reading is enough
  15. 15.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
  16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) attention comes first (c) pills give super memory (d) sleep helps you learn
  17. 17.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) meaning makes it stick (c) we forget without review (d) attention comes first
  18. 18.🧠 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
  19. 19.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or recall it? (a) keep it in memory (b) recall it
  20. 20.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a number read once (b) a word you never heard (c) something you understand (d) random letters
  21. 21.🧠 Fact or myth: “some kids never forget”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  22. 22.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) you keep all you read (c) pictures stick better (d) some kids never forget
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) sleep helps you learn (c) meaning makes it stick (d) everyone forgets things
  24. 24.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  26. 26.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) no, never (b) yes, with good methods (c) only with pills (d) only for adults
  27. 27.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or notice it? (a) keep it in memory (b) notice it
  28. 28.🧠 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
  29. 29.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  30. 30.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) practice improves memory (c) you keep all you read (d) sleep helps you learn
  32. 32.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) pills give super memory (c) cramming lasts for years (d) we forget without review
  34. 34.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) you keep all you read (c) some kids never forget (d) memory can’t improve
  35. 35.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or get it back later? (a) notice it (b) get it back later
  36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attention comes first (b) practice improves memory (c) meaning makes it stick (d) you keep all you read
  37. 37.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  39. 39.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) cramming lasts for years (c) testing yourself helps (d) meaning makes it stick
  40. 40.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it

Answer key

  1. True
  2. a fact
  3. keep it in memory
  4. some kids never forget
  5. testing yourself helps
  6. everyone forgets things
  7. True
  8. pay attention
  9. a fact
  10. no, that is a myth
  11. step 3
  12. store it
  13. meaning makes it stick
  14. attention comes first
  15. store it
  16. pills give super memory
  17. some kids never forget
  18. keep it in memory
  19. keep it in memory
  20. something you understand
  21. a myth
  22. pictures stick better
  23. good memory is just luck
  24. False
  25. a fact
  26. yes, with good methods
  27. notice it
  28. keep it in memory
  29. a fact
  30. True
  31. you keep all you read
  32. a fact
  33. we forget without review
  34. we forget without review
  35. notice it
  36. you keep all you read
  37. True
  38. False
  39. cramming lasts for years
  40. notice it

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