Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 635 · 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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
2. 2.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
3. 3.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
4. 4.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) never (c) next month (d) the exam night
5. 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
6. 6.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
7. 7.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we forget fast at first (c) we never forget (d) forgetting starts late
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) reviewing the next day (d) studying when sleepy
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) testing yourself
10. 10.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reviewing the next day (c) never testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
11. 11.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing after a week (c) learning without meaning (d) a good night’s sleep
13. 13.📉 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
14. 14.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing the next day
16. 16.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) studying when sleepy (c) using it in a sum (d) explaining to a friend
19. 19.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) never (c) only in exams (d) in the first day or two
21. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
22. 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
23. 23.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) nothing changes
24. 24.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
26. 26.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) reading it once only (c) never testing yourself (d) a good night’s sleep
29. 29.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) reading it once only (c) studying when sleepy (d) using it in a sum
32. 32.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing after a week (d) one long session only
34. 34.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
35. 35.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
36. 36.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
37. 37.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) studying when sleepy (d) testing yourself
39. 39.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False

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