Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 508 · 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.📉 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
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
3. 3.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) one long session only (c) never testing yourself (d) skipping revision
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing after a week (c) a good night’s sleep (d) one long session only
6. 6.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
7. 7.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) never testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) one long session only
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) skipping revision (d) reviewing after a week
9. 9.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
11. 11.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
12. 12.📅 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?
13. 13.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) cramming the last night (b) a good night’s sleep (c) testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) skipping revision (c) reading it once only (d) testing yourself
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) reviewing the next day (d) one long session only
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) reviewing after a week (c) reviewing the next day (d) a good night’s sleep
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) learning without meaning (c) making a picture of it (d) reviewing after a week
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
20. 20.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
22. 22.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) forgetting starts late (c) we forget fast at first (d) memory is fixed
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
26. 26.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
29. 29.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) one long session only (c) reviewing after a week (d) learning without meaning
30. 30.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
32. 32.📅 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?
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) reviewing the next day (c) skipping revision (d) cramming the last night
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) skipping revision (c) using it in a sum (d) testing yourself
35. 35.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) nothing changes (c) you forget more (d) it speeds up
36. 36.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) testing yourself (c) reviewing the next day (d) linking to what you know

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