Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 448 · 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 lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing the next day (d) studying when sleepy
2. 2.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) never testing yourself (c) reviewing the next day (d) explaining to a friend
3. 3.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) reading it once only (c) using it in a sum (d) skipping revision
4. 4.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
5. 5.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
7. 7.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) one long session only (c) explaining to a friend (d) never testing yourself
8. 8.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
11. 11.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
14. 14.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reading it once only (d) cramming the last night
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) never testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing the next day (d) reviewing after a week
17. 17.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) linking to what you know (c) never testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
19. 19.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) it slows down (d) you forget more
20. 20.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) only in exams (c) never (d) in the first day or two
22. 22.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) learning without meaning (c) never testing yourself (d) reading it once only
25. 25.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) memory is fixed (c) forgetting starts late (d) we never forget
26. 26.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you should give up (c) you need a review (d) you are not smart
27. 27.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
29. 29.📅 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?
30. 30.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
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) never testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) using it in a sum
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
33. 33.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) using it in a sum (c) a good night’s sleep (d) cramming the last night
34. 34.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reviewing the next day (c) learning without meaning (d) making a picture of it
36. 36.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) learning without meaning (c) a good night’s sleep (d) one long session only
38. 38.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False

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