Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 172 · 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.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) studying when sleepy (c) never testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
3. 3.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
4. 4.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
5. 5.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you are not smart (c) you need a review (d) you should give up
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) studying when sleepy (c) one long session only (d) reading it once only
8. 8.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing after a week (d) skipping revision
9. 9.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing the next day (c) studying when sleepy (d) explaining to a friend
12. 12.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
13. 13.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) never testing yourself (d) testing yourself
16. 16.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) never testing yourself (c) linking to what you know (d) skipping revision
17. 17.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) testing yourself (c) cramming the last night (d) a good night’s sleep
19. 19.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing the next day (c) linking to what you know (d) one long session only
22. 22.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
24. 24.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) memory is fixed (c) forgetting starts late (d) we never forget
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) linking to what you know (c) making a picture of it (d) learning without meaning
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reading it once only (c) using it in a sum (d) explaining to a friend
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) reviewing the next day (c) linking to what you know (d) explaining to a friend
28. 28.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
29. 29.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) next month (c) the exam night (d) never
30. 30.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) one long session only (c) testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) cramming the last night (d) using it in a sum
33. 33.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
34. 34.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
35. 35.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) one long session only (c) skipping revision (d) never testing yourself
37. 37.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
38. 38.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) making a picture of it (c) cramming the last night (d) testing yourself
39. 39.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) reviewing after a week (c) never testing yourself (d) a good night’s sleep
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it

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