Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 123 · 40 questions

Memory tip (Review before it fades): Helps you keep it: reviewing the next day, testing yourself, explaining to a friend, linking to what you know, a good night’s sleep. Lets it fade: reading it once only, cramming the last night, learning without meaning, never testing yourself. Review day = learning day + the gaps: learn on day 3, review 2, then 4, then 8 days later → 3 + 2 + 4 + 8 = day 17.

1. 1.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) making a picture of it (c) cramming the last night (d) skipping revision
3. 3.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
5. 5.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) reading it once only (c) using it in a sum (d) studying when sleepy
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) one long session only (c) studying when sleepy (d) cramming the last night
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing after a week (c) explaining to a friend (d) reading it once only
9. 9.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
11. 11.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
12. 12.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) memory is fixed (c) we forget fast at first (d) forgetting starts late
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
15. 15.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
16. 16.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) only in exams (c) in the first day or two (d) after ten years
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) one long session only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reading it once only
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) making a picture of it (c) learning without meaning (d) using it in a sum
19. 19.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
21. 21.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) linking to what you know (c) never testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
22. 22.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) studying when sleepy (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing the next day
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
24. 24.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) reading it once only (d) linking to what you know
25. 25.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
26. 26.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
27. 27.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
28. 28.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) reading it once only (c) one long session only (d) linking to what you know
31. 31.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) never testing yourself (c) cramming the last night (d) a good night’s sleep
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
34. 34.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you need a review (c) memory is broken (d) you should give up
35. 35.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) testing yourself (c) making a picture of it (d) a good night’s sleep
37. 37.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reviewing after a week (c) a good night’s sleep (d) learning without meaning
40. 40.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False

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