Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 824 · 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) it speeds up (b) it slows down (c) nothing changes (d) you forget more
2. 2.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) forgetting starts late (c) we never forget (d) memory is fixed
3. 3.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
7. 7.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
8. 8.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
9. 9.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) cramming the last night (b) making a picture of it (c) reviewing after a week (d) testing yourself
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
11. 11.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
12. 12.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) a good night’s sleep (c) explaining to a friend (d) never testing yourself
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) cramming the last night (c) skipping revision (d) linking to what you know
16. 16.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) you need a review (c) memory is broken (d) you are not smart
17. 17.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) in the first day or two (b) only in exams (c) never (d) after ten years
19. 19.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) one long session only (c) using it in a sum (d) reviewing the next day
23. 23.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) reading it once only
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
26. 26.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
27. 27.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
28. 28.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) never testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) learning without meaning
31. 31.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) testing yourself (c) reviewing after a week (d) learning without meaning
32. 32.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) explaining to a friend (c) one long session only (d) linking to what you know
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
34. 34.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) studying when sleepy (b) testing yourself (c) reviewing the next day (d) reviewing after a week
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) linking to what you know (c) learning without meaning (d) testing yourself
36. 36.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade

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