Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 823 · 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.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it slows down (c) nothing changes (d) it speeds up
2. 2.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) you are not smart (c) memory is broken (d) you need a review
3. 3.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) making a picture of it (c) learning without meaning (d) skipping revision
4. 4.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
5. 5.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
7. 7.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) the exam night (c) never (d) next month
8. 8.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
9. 9.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
10. 10.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) a good night’s sleep (c) learning without meaning (d) one long session only
11. 11.📅 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?
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) never testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) using it in a sum
13. 13.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
14. 14.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
15. 15.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) forgetting starts late (c) we never forget (d) memory is fixed
18. 18.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) after ten years (c) in the first day or two (d) never
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) a good night’s sleep (c) linking to what you know (d) skipping revision
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing after a week (d) studying when sleepy
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
25. 25.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) linking to what you know (c) learning without meaning (d) testing yourself
27. 27.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
28. 28.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) reviewing the next day (c) never testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
31. 31.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
33. 33.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
35. 35.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
36. 36.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
37. 37.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) cramming the last night (c) linking to what you know (d) reviewing the next day
39. 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade

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