Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 406 · 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: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) we never forget (c) forgetting starts late (d) memory is fixed
4. 4.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) explaining to a friend (b) skipping revision (c) cramming the last night (d) learning without meaning
6. 6.📅 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?
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
8. 8.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
10. 10.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) you are not smart (c) you should give up (d) memory is broken
11. 11.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
14. 14.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
15. 15.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) in the first day or two (c) only in exams (d) never
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
17. 17.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) the exam night (c) today or tomorrow (d) never
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
19. 19.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) never testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing after a week (d) explaining to a friend
20. 20.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing the next day (d) learning without meaning
21. 21.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
22. 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
23. 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing after a week (d) one long session only
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reviewing the next day (c) reading it once only (d) testing yourself
25. 25.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) learning without meaning (c) using it in a sum (d) a good night’s sleep
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
28. 28.📅 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?
29. 29.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
32. 32.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 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) linking to what you know (c) one long session only (d) learning without meaning
34. 34.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 the next day
35. 35.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) studying when sleepy (c) explaining to a friend (d) reading it once only
37. 37.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) you forget more (d) it slows down
38. 38.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True

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