Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 235 · 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: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
2. 2.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
3. 3.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
6. 6.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) linking to what you know (c) cramming the last night (d) reviewing after a week
8. 8.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
9. 9.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
10. 10.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) it speeds up (c) you forget more (d) nothing changes
11. 11.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we never forget (c) memory is fixed (d) we forget fast at first
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) reading it once only (d) cramming the last night
13. 13.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) in the first day or two (c) after ten years (d) only in exams
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
15. 15.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
20. 20.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) cramming the last night (c) explaining to a friend (d) never testing yourself
22. 22.📉 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
23. 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) studying when sleepy (c) one long session only (d) making a picture of it
24. 24.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📅 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?
26. 26.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) cramming the last night (c) skipping revision (d) studying when sleepy
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) making a picture of it (c) learning without meaning (d) studying when sleepy
28. 28.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) skipping revision (c) testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing after a week (d) learning without meaning
30. 30.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
31. 31.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) one long session only (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing after a week (d) testing yourself
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) a good night’s sleep (c) testing yourself (d) skipping revision
34. 34.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
35. 35.📅 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?
36. 36.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) using it in a sum (c) one long session only (d) learning without meaning
37. 37.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) studying when sleepy (c) one long session only (d) reviewing after a week
38. 38.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) studying when sleepy (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing after a week

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