Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 320 · 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 forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) memory is broken (c) you need a review (d) you should give up
2. 2.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) skipping revision (c) cramming the last night (d) one long session only
5. 5.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) next month (c) today or tomorrow (d) the exam night
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
7. 7.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) learning without meaning (c) reviewing after a week (d) a good night’s sleep
8. 8.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) reading it once only (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing the next day (c) making a picture of it (d) learning without meaning
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing after a week (d) a good night’s sleep
13. 13.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) a good night’s sleep (c) cramming the last night (d) using it in a sum
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) learning without meaning (c) using it in a sum (d) never testing yourself
17. 17.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) after ten years (c) only in exams (d) in the first day or two
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) making a picture of it (c) using it in a sum (d) skipping revision
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
21. 21.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) it slows down (c) you forget more (d) it speeds up
24. 24.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) studying when sleepy (c) testing yourself (d) skipping revision
25. 25.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) a good night’s sleep (c) one long session only (d) reviewing after a week
26. 26.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
27. 27.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
28. 28.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📅 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?
30. 30.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
35. 35.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) cramming the last night (c) testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
36. 36.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we never forget (c) memory is fixed (d) we forget fast at first
37. 37.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
39. 39.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) studying when sleepy (b) a good night’s sleep (c) making a picture of it (d) linking to what you know
40. 40.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True

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