Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 641 · 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.📉 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
2. 2.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
3. 3.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
5. 5.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) never testing yourself (c) reviewing the next day (d) explaining to a friend
6. 6.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
7. 7.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
11. 11.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) memory is fixed (c) forgetting starts late (d) we forget fast at first
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
13. 13.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) learning without meaning (d) reading it once only
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) studying when sleepy (c) skipping revision (d) using it in a sum
15. 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
17. 17.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) making a picture of it (c) cramming the last night (d) a good night’s sleep
20. 20.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) you should give up (c) memory is broken (d) you are not smart
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) skipping revision (d) making a picture of it
22. 22.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) testing yourself (c) reviewing the next day (d) cramming the last night
24. 24.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reviewing after a week (c) skipping revision (d) making a picture of it
27. 27.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
29. 29.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) skipping revision (d) using it in a sum
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing the next day (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing after a week
31. 31.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
32. 32.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
33. 33.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
34. 34.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) never testing yourself (c) reviewing after a week (d) cramming the last night
36. 36.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) studying when sleepy (d) linking to what you know
39. 39.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) testing yourself (b) studying when sleepy (c) one long session only (d) skipping revision
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) using it in a sum (c) learning without meaning (d) explaining to a friend

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