Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 146 · 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.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) you should give up (c) you are not smart (d) memory is broken
2. 2.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
3. 3.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) linking to what you know (d) never testing yourself
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reading it once only (c) testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
5. 5.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing after a week (d) learning without meaning
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) explaining to a friend (c) learning without meaning (d) one long session only
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
9. 9.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) nothing changes (c) you forget more (d) it speeds up
10. 10.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
11. 11.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
13. 13.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
14. 14.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
15. 15.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reading it once only (b) testing yourself (c) reviewing the next day (d) making a picture of it
16. 16.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing the next day (c) one long session only (d) using it in a sum
17. 17.📉 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
18. 18.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) memory is fixed (c) we forget fast at first (d) we never forget
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) making a picture of it (c) using it in a sum (d) never testing yourself
22. 22.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) skipping revision (c) one long session only (d) explaining to a friend
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) learning without meaning (c) cramming the last night (d) a good night’s sleep
24. 24.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
25. 25.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing after a week (c) reviewing the next day (d) studying when sleepy
26. 26.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
27. 27.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
29. 29.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) skipping revision (b) making a picture of it (c) explaining to a friend (d) using it in a sum
31. 31.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) reviewing the next day (c) reading it once only (d) skipping revision
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) studying when sleepy (c) reading it once only (d) learning without meaning
34. 34.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
37. 37.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) the exam night (c) never (d) today or tomorrow
38. 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
39. 39.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) cramming the last night (d) one long session only

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