← How memory works lesson New set →

Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 77 · 40 questions
TalentJR

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”.

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

Answer key

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

Free memory techniques lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/memory-techniques-for-students