Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 151 · 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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
3. 3.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) using it in a sum (b) studying when sleepy (c) reading it once only (d) skipping revision
4. 4.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing the next day (d) never testing yourself
5. 5.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) explaining to a friend (c) testing yourself (d) reading it once only
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) linking to what you know (c) never testing yourself (d) testing yourself
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
9. 9.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) you are not smart (c) you should give up (d) memory is broken
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) using it in a sum (c) reviewing after a week (d) explaining to a friend
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
13. 13.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) never testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) testing yourself
14. 14.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
15. 15.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
18. 18.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) it slows down (c) you forget more (d) it speeds up
21. 21.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
24. 24.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
25. 25.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) never (c) in the first day or two (d) after ten years
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) reviewing the next day (c) a good night’s sleep (d) skipping revision
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing the next day (c) reviewing after a week (d) studying when sleepy
28. 28.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) reading it once only (c) learning without meaning (d) studying when sleepy
31. 31.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) linking to what you know
34. 34.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
35. 35.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) next month (c) today or tomorrow (d) never
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) using it in a sum (c) reading it once only (d) a good night’s sleep
37. 37.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
38. 38.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade

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