Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 472 · 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) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) explaining to a friend (d) one long session only
2. 2.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
4. 4.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) next month (c) today or tomorrow (d) the exam night
5. 5.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) making a picture of it (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reviewing the next day
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
10. 10.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it slows down (c) it speeds up (d) nothing changes
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reading it once only (d) using it in a sum
12. 12.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) making a picture of it (b) never testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) reading it once only
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) reviewing the next day (c) studying when sleepy (d) one long session only
15. 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
16. 16.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
17. 17.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) we never forget
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
19. 19.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) cramming the last night (c) testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
21. 21.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
22. 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
23. 23.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) never testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) explaining to a friend
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
25. 25.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) never testing yourself (c) testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
26. 26.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing the next day (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing after a week
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) cramming the last night (c) making a picture of it (d) reviewing after a week
29. 29.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) never (c) in the first day or two (d) after ten years
30. 30.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
33. 33.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) studying when sleepy (c) a good night’s sleep (d) never testing yourself
35. 35.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you need a review (c) you are not smart (d) you should give up
37. 37.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
40. 40.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True

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