Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 308 · 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) never (c) in the first day or two (d) after ten years
2. 2.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we forget fast at first (c) forgetting starts late (d) we never forget
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) reviewing after a week (c) making a picture of it (d) cramming the last night
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reading it once only (c) one long session only (d) learning without meaning
5. 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
7. 7.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
8. 8.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
9. 9.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) you need a review (c) memory is broken (d) you are not smart
10. 10.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
11. 11.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) reading it once only
12. 12.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) one long session only (d) explaining to a friend
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) learning without meaning (c) testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) studying when sleepy (c) making a picture of it (d) testing yourself
15. 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
16. 16.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
18. 18.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
19. 19.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) using it in a sum (d) skipping revision
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
21. 21.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reading it once only (c) skipping revision (d) one long session only
23. 23.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) a good night’s sleep (c) cramming the last night (d) using it in a sum
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) skipping revision (d) a good night’s sleep
25. 25.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
26. 26.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) one long session only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) learning without meaning
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) reviewing the next day (c) linking to what you know (d) using it in a sum
28. 28.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
29. 29.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
30. 30.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
32. 32.📅 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?
33. 33.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) today or tomorrow (c) the exam night (d) never
34. 34.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) studying when sleepy (c) reviewing the next day (d) cramming the last night
35. 35.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) testing yourself (c) linking to what you know (d) reading it once only
37. 37.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
38. 38.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) never testing yourself (b) making a picture of it (c) linking to what you know (d) using it in a sum
39. 39.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True

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