Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 49 · 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.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) recall, store, notice (b) read, write, sleep (c) look, forget, guess (d) notice, store, recall
3. 3.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) some kids never forget (c) memory can’t improve (d) practice improves memory
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) pills give super memory (c) good memory is just luck (d) memory can’t improve
6. 6.🧠 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
7. 7.🧠 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
8. 8.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or notice it? (a) get it back later (b) notice it
10. 10.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or keep it in memory? (a) pay attention (b) keep it in memory
11. 11.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
12. 12.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or pay attention? (a) keep it in memory (b) pay attention
14. 14.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) some kids never forget (c) you keep all you read (d) pills give super memory
15. 15.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
16. 16.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) cramming lasts for years (c) pills give super memory (d) good memory is just luck
18. 18.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) practice improves memory (b) everyone forgets things (c) meaning makes it stick (d) some kids never forget
19. 19.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or notice it? (a) keep it in memory (b) notice it
21. 21.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
22. 22.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
23. 23.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) testing yourself helps (b) attention comes first (c) memory can’t improve (d) practice improves memory
24. 24.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or keep it in memory? (a) notice it (b) keep it in memory
25. 25.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) practice improves memory (c) meaning makes it stick (d) everyone forgets things
27. 27.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
28. 28.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) cramming lasts for years (c) some kids never forget (d) one reading is enough
29. 29.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) testing yourself helps (c) pictures stick better (d) sleep helps you learn
30. 30.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
31. 31.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.🧠 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
33. 33.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, by staring hard (b) yes, in a week (c) no, that is a myth (d) yes, with a pill
35. 35.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
36. 36.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) memory can’t improve (c) pills give super memory (d) sleep helps you learn
37. 37.True or false: “attention comes first” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3
39. 39.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
40. 40.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later

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