Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 587 · 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) cramming the last night (b) reviewing the next day (c) studying when sleepy (d) learning without meaning
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
3. 3.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) you are not smart (c) you need a review (d) memory is broken
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) cramming the last night (c) testing yourself (d) reviewing after a week
5. 5.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reviewing the next day (b) cramming the last night (c) never testing yourself (d) one long session only
6. 6.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) the exam night (c) never (d) today or tomorrow
7. 7.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) in the first day or two (b) never (c) only in exams (d) after ten years
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
10. 10.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) studying when sleepy (c) explaining to a friend (d) reading it once only
11. 11.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) never testing yourself (d) using it in a sum
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) making a picture of it (c) using it in a sum (d) explaining to a friend
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
18. 18.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) never testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) reading it once only
20. 20.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) you forget more (c) nothing changes (d) it slows down
21. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
22. 22.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) we never forget
24. 24.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
25. 25.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) using it in a sum (c) cramming the last night (d) never testing yourself
27. 27.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
29. 29.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
30. 30.📅 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?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) testing yourself (c) reviewing the next day (d) reading it once only
32. 32.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) skipping revision (c) linking to what you know (d) studying when sleepy
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) testing yourself (c) linking to what you know (d) making a picture of it
36. 36.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
37. 37.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) learning without meaning (c) testing yourself (d) reading it once only
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) skipping revision (c) studying when sleepy (d) testing yourself
39. 39.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
40. 40.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False

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