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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 76 · 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.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
  2. 2.🧠 Which step of memory is this: pay attention? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pills give super memory (b) one reading is enough (c) you keep all you read (d) meaning makes it stick
  4. 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. 5.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  7. 7.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) we forget without review (c) one reading is enough (d) pictures stick better
  8. 8.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) not paying attention (b) you are bad at names (c) your brain is full (d) names can’t be learned
  9. 9.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) everyone forgets things (c) we forget without review (d) pictures stick better
  10. 10.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) we forget without review (b) everyone forgets things (c) sleep helps you learn (d) you keep all you read
  11. 11.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  12. 12.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  13. 13.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or keep it in memory? (a) notice it (b) keep it in memory
  14. 14.🧠 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
  15. 15.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  17. 17.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) practice improves memory (b) everyone forgets things (c) attention comes first (d) you keep all you read
  19. 19.🧠 Fact or myth: “pictures stick better”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  20. 20.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or pay attention? (a) get it back later (b) pay attention
  21. 21.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  22. 22.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) testing yourself helps (b) everyone forgets things (c) memory can’t improve (d) sleep helps you learn
  23. 23.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only for adults (b) no, never (c) only with pills (d) yes, with good methods
  24. 24.True or false: “memory can’t improve” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: pay attention or keep it in memory? (a) pay attention (b) keep it in memory
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) some kids never forget (c) everyone forgets things (d) testing yourself helps
  27. 27.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or pay attention? (a) store it (b) pay attention
  28. 28.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one reading is enough (b) practice improves memory (c) testing yourself helps (d) we forget without review
  30. 30.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  31. 31.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or pay attention? (a) keep it in memory (b) pay attention
  33. 33.True or false: “some kids never forget” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) some kids never forget (b) practice improves memory (c) cramming lasts for years (d) memory can’t improve
  35. 35.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) the brain is broken (b) memory is fixed (c) we never reviewed them (d) learning is useless
  36. 36.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) sleep helps you learn (c) good memory is just luck (d) attention comes first
  37. 37.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or notice it? (a) get it back later (b) notice it
  38. 38.🧠 Which is easiest to keep in memory? (a) a word you never heard (b) a number read once (c) something you understand (d) random letters
  39. 39.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it
  40. 40.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) pills give super memory (b) good memory is just luck (c) cramming lasts for years (d) we forget without review

Answer key

  1. store it
  2. step 1
  3. meaning makes it stick
  4. keep it in memory
  5. True
  6. False
  7. one reading is enough
  8. not paying attention
  9. some kids never forget
  10. you keep all you read
  11. a fact
  12. step 3
  13. notice it
  14. keep it in memory
  15. True
  16. step 2
  17. True
  18. you keep all you read
  19. a fact
  20. pay attention
  21. step 1
  22. memory can’t improve
  23. yes, with good methods
  24. False
  25. pay attention
  26. some kids never forget
  27. pay attention
  28. step 2
  29. one reading is enough
  30. a myth
  31. True
  32. pay attention
  33. False
  34. practice improves memory
  35. we never reviewed them
  36. good memory is just luck
  37. notice it
  38. something you understand
  39. notice it
  40. we forget without review

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