Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 286 · 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.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
4. 4.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing after a week (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reading it once only
5. 5.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we never forget (c) we forget fast at first (d) memory is fixed
6. 6.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) nothing changes (c) you forget more (d) it speeds up
7. 7.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) only in exams (c) in the first day or two (d) never
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) one long session only (c) reviewing after a week (d) studying when sleepy
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) skipping revision (c) one long session only (d) a good night’s sleep
11. 11.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) skipping revision (c) explaining to a friend (d) a good night’s sleep
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
13. 13.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) the exam night (c) today or tomorrow (d) never
14. 14.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) testing yourself (b) studying when sleepy (c) skipping revision (d) cramming the last night
15. 15.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) memory is broken (c) you need a review (d) you are not smart
16. 16.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
18. 18.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
19. 19.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
20. 20.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) reviewing the next day (d) studying when sleepy
21. 21.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) skipping revision (c) using it in a sum (d) cramming the last night
22. 22.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) testing yourself (c) linking to what you know (d) never testing yourself
23. 23.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) one long session only (c) testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
25. 25.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) linking to what you know (c) skipping revision (d) studying when sleepy
26. 26.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) reviewing after a week (d) reading it once only
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
28. 28.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) learning without meaning (c) linking to what you know (d) explaining to a friend
30. 30.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reading it once only (c) making a picture of it (d) linking to what you know
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) a good night’s sleep (c) making a picture of it (d) cramming the last night
33. 33.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) using it in a sum (c) linking to what you know (d) studying when sleepy
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) reviewing the next day (c) linking to what you know (d) never testing yourself
36. 36.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
37. 37.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
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.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) using it in a sum (c) reviewing after a week (d) one long session only
40. 40.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True

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