How Do Our Brains Retain and Remember Information?
Authored by Autumn Gaither
English
6th Grade
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OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • Ungraded
Before reading this text, how much did you know about how the brain processes memory?
🧠💡 I knew a lot!
🤔 I knew a little.
😕 I didn’t know much at all.
🤷♀️ I hadn’t thought about it before.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following can best be inferred from the text?
The hippocampus is responsible for remembering feelings like bravery.
Smells can trigger memories because they are connected to events.
Short-term memories are more important than long-term memories.
Scientists have fully understood how memory works.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What does the word retrieval mean as used in the text?
Remembering something from memory
Learning new information
Storing memories in the hippocampus
Experiencing new events
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why might you remember words like "pizza" or "school" more easily than "truth" or "bravery"?
They are easier to pronounce.
They have related images in your brain
They are shorter words.
They are stored in a different part of the brain.
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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the main idea of this text?
The brain is made up of four lobes that perform different functions.
Memories are processed, stored, and retrieved by the brain.
The hippocampus is responsible for short-term memory.
Learning involves memorizing lists of words.
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OPEN ENDED QUESTION
3 mins • 1 pt
Can you think of a memory that was triggered by a smell, sound, or place?
Describe the memory and what caused you to remember it.
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