Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 188 · 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) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
2. 2.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
3. 3.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
5. 5.📉 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) linking to what you know (c) using it in a sum (d) never testing yourself
7. 7.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
9. 9.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) studying when sleepy (b) testing yourself (c) linking to what you know (d) making a picture of it
10. 10.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reading it once only (d) using it in a sum
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
15. 15.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) never (c) the exam night (d) next month
16. 16.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) using it in a sum (d) cramming the last night
18. 18.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
19. 19.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) it slows down (c) you forget more (d) nothing changes
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 of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) learning without meaning (c) reading it once only (d) explaining to a friend
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) learning without meaning (c) reading it once only (d) explaining to a friend
23. 23.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
24. 24.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing the next day (c) one long session only (d) testing yourself
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) studying when sleepy (c) making a picture of it (d) testing yourself
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) cramming the last night (d) reviewing the next day
27. 27.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) forgetting starts late (c) we never forget (d) memory is fixed
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
29. 29.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
30. 30.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing the next day (d) cramming the last night
32. 32.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
33. 33.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
35. 35.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
36. 36.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
37. 37.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) cramming the last night
39. 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
40. 40.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) you are not smart (c) memory is broken (d) you should give up

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