Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 484 · 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) studying when sleepy (b) cramming the last night (c) one long session only (d) reviewing after a week
2. 2.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) today or tomorrow (c) never (d) the exam night
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing after a week (d) reviewing the next day
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) never testing yourself (d) linking to what you know
6. 6.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we forget fast at first (c) forgetting starts late (d) we never forget
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
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.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
11. 11.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
12. 12.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
13. 13.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) never testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) making a picture of it
15. 15.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
17. 17.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing the next day (c) skipping revision (d) learning without meaning
18. 18.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) one long session only (c) reviewing after a week (d) studying when sleepy
21. 21.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) a good night’s sleep
22. 22.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
24. 24.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reviewing after a week (c) skipping revision (d) using it in a sum
25. 25.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) skipping revision
26. 26.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
27. 27.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) one long session only (c) learning without meaning (d) linking to what you know
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) making a picture of it (c) testing yourself (d) using it in a sum
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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) reviewing after a week (c) explaining to a friend (d) studying when sleepy
31. 31.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reviewing after a week (c) learning without meaning (d) making a picture of it
34. 34.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) one long session only (d) using it in a sum
36. 36.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you need a review (c) you should give up (d) memory is broken
39. 39.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down

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