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Memory Techniques Worksheet: How Memory Works

Memory techniques lesson 1: How memory works · Set 97 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself helps (b) sleep helps you learn (c) we forget without review (d) good memory is just luck
  2. 2.🧠 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
  3. 3.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) pictures stick better (b) practice improves memory (c) attention comes first (d) some kids never forget
  4. 4.🧠 Which step of memory is this: keep it in memory? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2
  5. 5.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) attention comes first (b) pills give super memory (c) meaning makes it stick (d) everyone forgets things
  6. 6.🧠 Why do we forget many things we learn? (a) memory is fixed (b) the brain is broken (c) we never reviewed them (d) learning is useless
  7. 7.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) meaning makes it stick (c) good memory is just luck (d) pills give super memory
  8. 8.🧠 Fact or myth: “everyone forgets things”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  9. 9.True or false: “sleep helps you learn” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False
  10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) memory can’t improve (b) attention comes first (c) cramming lasts for years (d) one reading is enough
  11. 11.🧠 Fact or myth: “memory can’t improve”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  12. 12.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: get it back later or notice it? (a) get it back later (b) notice it
  13. 13.🧠 Which step of memory is this: notice it? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1
  14. 14.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: keep it in memory or pay attention? (a) keep it in memory (b) pay attention
  15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sleep helps you learn (b) cramming lasts for years (c) memory can’t improve (d) good memory is just luck
  16. 16.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) everyone forgets things (c) sleep helps you learn (d) practice improves memory
  17. 17.True or false: “everyone forgets things” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  18. 18.True or false: “pills give super memory” is a fact about memory. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🧠 Which step of memory is this: store it? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) pictures stick better (b) testing yourself helps (c) some kids never forget (d) attention comes first
  21. 21.🧠 In the three steps of memory, which comes first: notice it or get it back later? (a) notice it (b) get it back later
  22. 22.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) you keep all you read (b) testing yourself helps (c) some kids never forget (d) cramming lasts for years
  23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) you keep all you read (b) practice improves memory (c) pills give super memory (d) memory can’t improve
  24. 24.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) cramming lasts for years (b) some kids never forget (c) everyone forgets things (d) memory can’t improve
  25. 25.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) memory can’t improve (c) attention comes first (d) pills give super memory
  26. 26.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) meaning makes it stick (b) we forget without review (c) you keep all you read (d) testing yourself helps
  27. 27.🧠 Fact or myth: “good memory is just luck”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  28. 28.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) one reading is enough (b) everyone forgets things (c) pictures stick better (d) attention comes first
  29. 29.🧠 Fact or myth: “you keep all you read”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  30. 30.Which of these is a myth about memory? (a) everyone forgets things (b) practice improves memory (c) memory can’t improve (d) testing yourself helps
  31. 31.Which of these is a fact about memory? (a) good memory is just luck (b) some kids never forget (c) memory can’t improve (d) we forget without review
  32. 32.🧠 Which step of memory is this: recall it? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1
  33. 33.🧠 Fact or myth: “practice improves memory”? (a) a fact (b) a myth
  34. 34.🧠 Fact or myth: “sleep helps you learn”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  35. 35.🧠 Can memory get better with practice? (a) only with pills (b) no, never (c) yes, with good methods (d) only for adults
  36. 36.🧠 Fact or myth: “attention comes first”? (a) a myth (b) a fact
  37. 37.True or false: “meaning makes it stick” is a myth about memory. (a) True (b) False
  38. 38.🧠 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) you are bad at names (d) your brain is full
  39. 39.True or false: “you keep all you read” is a myth about memory. (a) False (b) True
  40. 40.True or false: “pictures stick better” is a fact about memory. (a) True (b) False

Answer key

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

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