Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 877 · 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.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you should give up (c) you are not smart (d) you need a review
2. 2.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) reading it once only (c) studying when sleepy (d) a good night’s sleep
3. 3.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) nothing changes (c) it slows down (d) it speeds up
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
5. 5.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) in the first day or two (c) after ten years (d) only in exams
6. 6.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) testing yourself (c) never testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
9. 9.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing the next day (c) a good night’s sleep (d) skipping revision
10. 10.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) reading it once only (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing after a week
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
12. 12.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) cramming the last night (b) testing yourself (c) linking to what you know (d) reviewing the next day
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reviewing the next day (c) learning without meaning (d) testing yourself
14. 14.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) learning without meaning (c) testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) making a picture of it (c) one long session only (d) skipping revision
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing after a week (d) never testing yourself
17. 17.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) next month (c) never (d) today or tomorrow
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
20. 20.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) using it in a sum (c) one long session only (d) testing yourself
22. 22.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) cramming the last night (c) skipping revision (d) explaining to a friend
24. 24.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) memory is fixed (c) we never forget (d) forgetting starts late
25. 25.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) a good night’s sleep (d) one long session only
27. 27.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reading it once only (c) reviewing the next day (d) testing yourself
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) skipping revision (c) using it in a sum (d) a good night’s sleep
29. 29.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
30. 30.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
31. 31.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) using it in a sum (b) cramming the last night (c) studying when sleepy (d) learning without meaning
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
33. 33.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) studying when sleepy (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing after a week
37. 37.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) skipping revision (c) never testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
39. 39.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) using it in a sum (c) reading it once only (d) explaining to a friend

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