Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 445 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) studying when sleepy (c) making a picture of it (d) reading it once only
2. 2.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) it speeds up (c) you forget more (d) nothing changes
3. 3.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
5. 5.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
6. 6.📉 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
7. 7.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) memory is broken (c) you need a review (d) you are not smart
9. 9.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
11. 11.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
12. 12.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
14. 14.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
15. 15.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) learning without meaning (c) reviewing after a week (d) a good night’s sleep
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) learning without meaning (c) cramming the last night (d) reading it once only
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) linking to what you know (c) explaining to a friend (d) one long session only
18. 18.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) reading it once only (c) linking to what you know (d) testing yourself
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
21. 21.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
22. 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
23. 23.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
26. 26.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
27. 27.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) never testing yourself (c) testing yourself (d) linking to what you know
30. 30.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) testing yourself (c) linking to what you know (d) reading it once only
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) learning without meaning (d) cramming the last night
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
34. 34.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) learning without meaning (c) explaining to a friend (d) never testing yourself
36. 36.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) cramming the last night (d) explaining to a friend
38. 38.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) studying when sleepy (c) a good night’s sleep (d) making a picture of it
39. 39.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) we never forget (c) forgetting starts late (d) memory is fixed

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