Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 399 · 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.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) never (c) after ten years (d) in the first day or two
3. 3.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) reviewing the next day (d) cramming the last night
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) linking to what you know (c) skipping revision (d) making a picture of it
5. 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
6. 6.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
8. 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) skipping revision (c) making a picture of it (d) cramming the last night
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) one long session only
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
11. 11.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
13. 13.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) studying when sleepy (c) cramming the last night (d) a good night’s sleep
14. 14.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) skipping revision (c) using it in a sum (d) reading it once only
15. 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
16. 16.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
17. 17.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) the exam night (c) today or tomorrow (d) next month
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) one long session only (d) using it in a sum
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) skipping revision (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing after a week
22. 22.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) never testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) making a picture of it
23. 23.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it speeds up (c) nothing changes (d) it slows down
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) learning without meaning (c) making a picture of it (d) cramming the last night
25. 25.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we forget fast at first (c) we never forget (d) forgetting starts late
26. 26.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reading it once only (b) testing yourself (c) reviewing the next day (d) a good night’s sleep
29. 29.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
30. 30.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) a good night’s sleep
32. 32.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
35. 35.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) you are not smart (c) you need a review (d) memory is broken
36. 36.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
38. 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
39. 39.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False

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