Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 354 · 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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) studying when sleepy (c) cramming the last night (d) reading it once only
3. 3.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) never testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) explaining to a friend
4. 4.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
5. 5.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) after ten years (c) never (d) in the first day or two
6. 6.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) reviewing after a week (c) cramming the last night (d) skipping revision
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
9. 9.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) never (c) today or tomorrow (d) the exam night
11. 11.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) memory is fixed (c) forgetting starts late (d) we never forget
12. 12.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) learning without meaning (c) testing yourself (d) never testing yourself
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
14. 14.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) making a picture of it (c) one long session only (d) reviewing the next day
15. 15.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing after a week (d) never testing yourself
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing the next day (c) skipping revision (d) testing yourself
19. 19.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) never testing yourself (c) reviewing the next day (d) a good night’s sleep
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) studying when sleepy (c) reading it once only (d) one long session only
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) learning without meaning (c) using it in a sum (d) reviewing after a week
25. 25.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
28. 28.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) never testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) making a picture of it
30. 30.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) it speeds up (c) you forget more (d) it slows down
32. 32.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) studying when sleepy (c) reading it once only (d) using it in a sum
34. 34.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you need a review (c) you are not smart (d) you should give up
36. 36.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) using it in a sum (c) reviewing the next day (d) skipping revision
38. 38.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade

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