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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 75 · 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 step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  2. 2.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or notice it? (a) get it back later (b) notice it
  3. 3.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) learning is useless (b) the brain is broken (c) memory is fixed (d) we never reviewed them
  4. 4.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or store it? (a) get it back later (b) store it
  5. 5.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) sleep helps you learn (c) cramming lasts for years (d) attention comes first
  6. 6.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) good memory is just luck (c) cramming lasts for years (d) practice improves memory
  7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) attention comes first (c) some kids never forget (d) you keep all you read
  8. 8.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  9. 9.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or get it back later? (a) store it (b) get it back later
  10. 10.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  11. 11.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  12. 12.🧠 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) your brain is full (d) you are bad at names
  13. 13.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  15. 15.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  16. 16.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) you keep all you read (c) memory can’t improve (d) pictures stick better
  17. 17.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) notice, store, recall (b) look, forget, guess (c) recall, store, notice (d) read, write, sleep
  18. 18.True or false: “testing yourself helps” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) we forget without review (b) pictures stick better (c) sleep helps you learn (d) cramming lasts for years
  20. 20.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or keep it in memory? (a) notice it (b) keep it in memory
  21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) attention comes first (b) good memory is just luck (c) practice improves memory (d) we forget without review
  22. 22.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or pay attention? (a) recall it (b) pay attention
  23. 23.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or keep it in memory? (a) recall it (b) keep it in memory
  24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) some kids never forget (b) you keep all you read (c) one reading is enough (d) sleep helps you learn
  25. 25.🧠 Fact or myth: “one reading is enough”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) we forget without review (c) everyone forgets things (d) memory can’t improve
  27. 27.True or false: “attention comes first” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) we forget without review (c) you keep all you read (d) meaning makes it stick
  29. 29.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or pay attention? (a) get it back later (b) pay attention
  30. 30.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) practice improves memory (c) pills give super memory (d) attention comes first
  32. 32.🧠 Fact or myth: “meaning makes it stick”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  33. 33.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  34. 34.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or get it back later? (a) notice it (b) get it back later
  35. 35.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  36. 36.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or pay attention? (a) keep it in memory (b) pay attention
  37. 37.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  38. 38.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) one reading is enough (c) practice improves memory (d) testing yourself helps
  39. 39.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only with pills (b) only for adults (c) yes, with good methods (d) no, never

Answer key

  1. step 3
  2. notice it
  3. we never reviewed them
  4. store it
  5. cramming lasts for years
  6. practice improves memory
  7. attention comes first
  8. a fact
  9. store it
  10. a fact
  11. a fact
  12. not paying attention
  13. False
  14. step 2
  15. step 2
  16. pictures stick better
  17. notice, store, recall
  18. True
  19. cramming lasts for years
  20. notice it
  21. good memory is just luck
  22. pay attention
  23. keep it in memory
  24. sleep helps you learn
  25. a myth
  26. memory can’t improve
  27. False
  28. you keep all you read
  29. pay attention
  30. False
  31. pills give super memory
  32. a fact
  33. a fact
  34. notice it
  35. a myth
  36. pay attention
  37. store it
  38. one reading is enough
  39. True
  40. yes, with good methods

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