Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 303 · 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.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) in the first day or two (c) never (d) after ten years
2. 2.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) skipping revision
3. 3.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
4. 4.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) you are not smart (c) you should give up (d) memory is broken
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: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
8. 8.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
9. 9.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) reading it once only (c) skipping revision (d) one long session only
15. 15.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) reading it once only (c) testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
18. 18.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
19. 19.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) explaining to a friend (c) never testing yourself (d) one long session only
21. 21.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) linking to what you know (c) using it in a sum (d) cramming the last night
23. 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) using it in a sum (c) never testing yourself (d) skipping revision
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
25. 25.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) one long session only (c) reviewing after a week (d) cramming the last night
26. 26.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) next month (c) the exam night (d) today or tomorrow
27. 27.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) never testing yourself (c) reviewing after a week (d) testing yourself
29. 29.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
30. 30.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) learning without meaning (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing the next day
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
33. 33.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) forgetting starts late (c) memory is fixed (d) we forget fast at first
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) learning without meaning (c) explaining to a friend (d) testing yourself
35. 35.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) linking to what you know (c) learning without meaning (d) making a picture of it
36. 36.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) a good night’s sleep
37. 37.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
38. 38.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) one long session only (c) reading it once only (d) explaining to a friend
40. 40.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False

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