Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

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

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