Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

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

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