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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 70 · 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 of these is a myth about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) you keep all you read (c) pictures stick better (d) everyone forgets things
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pills give super memory (b) meaning makes it stick (c) sleep helps you learn (d) practice improves memory
  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.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) some kids never forget (c) meaning makes it stick (d) memory can’t improve
  7. 7.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) some kids never forget (c) one reading is enough (d) memory can’t improve
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) practice improves memory (c) meaning makes it stick (d) attention comes first
  10. 10.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
  11. 11.🧠 Can every child learn a “photographic memory” that keeps whole pages? (a) yes, with a pill (b) no, that is a myth (c) yes, in a week (d) yes, by staring hard
  12. 12.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  13. 13.🧠 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
  14. 14.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) everyone forgets things (c) memory can’t improve (d) cramming lasts for years
  15. 15.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  16. 16.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) pills give super memory (c) one reading is enough (d) we forget without review
  18. 18.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  19. 19.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or get it back later? (a) pay attention (b) get it back later
  21. 21.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pills give super memory (b) one reading is enough (c) everyone forgets things (d) you keep all you read
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) sleep helps you learn (c) pictures stick better (d) cramming lasts for years
  24. 24.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
  25. 25.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) read, write, sleep (b) look, forget, guess (c) recall, store, notice (d) notice, store, recall
  26. 26.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) everyone forgets things (b) one reading is enough (c) attention comes first (d) pictures stick better
  28. 28.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) pills give super memory (c) you keep all you read (d) we forget without review
  30. 30.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.🧠 What does “recall” mean? (a) reading it again (b) bringing it back to mind (c) writing it neatly (d) forgetting it
  32. 32.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
  34. 34.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) memory can’t improve (c) testing yourself helps (d) cramming lasts for years
  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.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  37. 37.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.True or false: “we forget without review” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  39. 39.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  40. 40.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) your brain is full (b) you are bad at names (c) not paying attention (d) names can’t be learned

Answer key

  1. you keep all you read
  2. pills give super memory
  3. keep it in memory
  4. False
  5. True
  6. meaning makes it stick
  7. step 1
  8. practice improves memory
  9. good memory is just luck
  10. store it
  11. no, that is a myth
  12. False
  13. keep it in memory
  14. everyone forgets things
  15. step 2
  16. store it
  17. we forget without review
  18. a fact
  19. True
  20. pay attention
  21. step 2
  22. everyone forgets things
  23. cramming lasts for years
  24. store it
  25. notice, store, recall
  26. step 3
  27. one reading is enough
  28. True
  29. we forget without review
  30. a fact
  31. bringing it back to mind
  32. False
  33. pay attention
  34. testing yourself helps
  35. notice it
  36. a fact
  37. False
  38. False
  39. a fact
  40. not paying attention

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