Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 377 · 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.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) reading it once only (c) never testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
3. 3.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
4. 4.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) cramming the last night (c) making a picture of it (d) reading it once only
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
7. 7.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) memory is fixed (c) forgetting starts late (d) we never forget
8. 8.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) skipping revision (c) making a picture of it (d) linking to what you know
9. 9.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
10. 10.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) in the first day or two (c) after ten years (d) never
11. 11.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) never testing yourself (c) testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
12. 12.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) making a picture of it (c) one long session only (d) skipping revision
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) one long session only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) studying when sleepy
17. 17.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
18. 18.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) nothing changes (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
21. 21.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
23. 23.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
24. 24.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) using it in a sum (d) cramming the last night
25. 25.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
28. 28.📅 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?
29. 29.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing the next day (c) explaining to a friend (d) making a picture of it
31. 31.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) learning without meaning (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reading it once only
34. 34.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
35. 35.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) learning without meaning (b) reviewing after a week (c) using it in a sum (d) making a picture of it
36. 36.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
37. 37.📅 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?
38. 38.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) reviewing after a week (c) reviewing the next day (d) studying when sleepy
39. 39.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
40. 40.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False

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