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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 96 · 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: pay attention? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  2. 2.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  3. 3.🧠 Fact or myth: “pills give super memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  4. 4.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) attention comes first (c) some kids never forget (d) memory can’t improve
  5. 5.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or recall it? (a) store it (b) recall it
  6. 6.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  7. 7.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or pay attention? (a) get it back later (b) pay attention
  8. 8.🔍 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
  9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) attention comes first (c) sleep helps you learn (d) good memory is just luck
  10. 10.🧠 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
  11. 11.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  12. 12.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or notice it? (a) recall it (b) notice it
  13. 13.🧠 You forgot a new friend’s name one minute after hearing it. What most likely went wrong? (a) you are bad at names (b) names can’t be learned (c) your brain is full (d) not paying attention
  14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) good memory is just luck (b) you keep all you read (c) sleep helps you learn (d) some kids never forget
  15. 15.True or false: “practice improves memory” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🧠 Fact or myth: “cramming lasts for years”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  17. 17.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  18. 18.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) practice improves memory (c) cramming lasts for years (d) we forget without review
  19. 19.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: store it or notice it? (a) store it (b) notice it
  20. 20.🧠 Fact or myth: “we forget without review”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  21. 21.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  22. 22.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  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: “you keep all you read” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  25. 25.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2
  26. 26.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) testing yourself helps (c) practice improves memory (d) pictures stick better
  27. 27.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) we never reviewed them (b) the brain is broken (c) learning is useless (d) memory is fixed
  29. 29.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  30. 30.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  31. 31.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: recall it or store it? (a) recall it (b) store it
  32. 32.🧠 Fact or myth: “testing yourself helps”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  33. 33.True or false: “one reading is enough” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) testing yourself helps (c) practice improves memory (d) some kids never forget
  35. 35.True or false: “cramming lasts for years” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  36. 36.True or false: “we forget without review” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🧠 What are the three steps of memory, in order? (a) look, forget, guess (b) recall, store, notice (c) notice, store, recall (d) read, write, sleep
  38. 38.🧠 Which step of memory is this: get it back later? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  39. 39.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  40. 40.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) some kids never forget (c) sleep helps you learn (d) memory can’t improve

Answer key

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

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