Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 213 · 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: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
3. 3.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you need a review (c) you are not smart (d) you should give up
4. 4.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing after a week (d) testing yourself
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) skipping revision (c) explaining to a friend (d) never testing yourself
6. 6.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) in the first day or two (b) never (c) only in exams (d) after ten years
7. 7.📅 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?
8. 8.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) a good night’s sleep (c) cramming the last night (d) explaining to a friend
11. 11.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
13. 13.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) skipping revision (c) learning without meaning (d) reading it once only
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) using it in a sum (b) one long session only (c) skipping revision (d) cramming the last night
16. 16.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) explaining to a friend (c) studying when sleepy (d) making a picture of it
21. 21.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing the next day (d) one long session only
22. 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
23. 23.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing after a week (d) cramming the last night
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) learning without meaning (c) never testing yourself (d) using it in a sum
26. 26.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) making a picture of it (c) skipping revision (d) never testing yourself
27. 27.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) forgetting starts late (c) we forget fast at first (d) memory is fixed
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
29. 29.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) learning without meaning (d) testing yourself
30. 30.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
31. 31.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) explaining to a friend (c) linking to what you know (d) reading it once only
33. 33.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
34. 34.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) studying when sleepy (c) skipping revision (d) reviewing after a week
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) learning without meaning (c) studying when sleepy (d) reviewing the next day
36. 36.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) studying when sleepy (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
38. 38.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
40. 40.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True

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