Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 292 · 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: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) reviewing the next day (c) skipping revision (d) using it in a sum
5. 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
6. 6.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) it speeds up (c) you forget more (d) nothing changes
7. 7.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) using it in a sum (d) one long session only
9. 9.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) explaining to a friend (c) cramming the last night (d) never testing yourself
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
14. 14.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) never testing yourself (c) reviewing the next day (d) explaining to a friend
15. 15.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) memory is fixed (c) we never forget (d) forgetting starts late
16. 16.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
18. 18.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) memory is broken (c) you are not smart (d) you need a review
19. 19.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) reviewing after a week (d) making a picture of it
21. 21.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing after a week (d) using it in a sum
22. 22.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) today or tomorrow (c) next month (d) never
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
24. 24.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
25. 25.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) reviewing the next day (d) cramming the last night
27. 27.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
28. 28.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
29. 29.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
30. 30.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing after a week (d) learning without meaning
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) testing yourself (c) never testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
35. 35.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) skipping revision (c) testing yourself (d) reading it once only
37. 37.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) learning without meaning (c) never testing yourself (d) linking to what you know
39. 39.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) using it in a sum (d) cramming the last night

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