Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 930 · 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) never testing yourself (c) reviewing after a week (d) testing yourself
2. 2.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) using it in a sum
3. 3.📉 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
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
5. 5.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) cramming the last night (c) linking to what you know (d) a good night’s sleep
8. 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) reviewing the next day (c) skipping revision (d) learning without meaning
9. 9.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) skipping revision (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
11. 11.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
13. 13.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) cramming the last night (c) making a picture of it (d) never testing yourself
14. 14.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
15. 15.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
16. 16.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) one long session only (c) reviewing after a week (d) explaining to a friend
17. 17.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
18. 18.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
19. 19.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
21. 21.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) cramming the last night
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) explaining to a friend (c) learning without meaning (d) skipping revision
23. 23.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) skipping revision (b) testing yourself (c) making a picture of it (d) reviewing after a week
24. 24.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📉 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
26. 26.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) using it in a sum (d) cramming the last night
27. 27.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) you forget more (d) it slows down
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: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
31. 31.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) making a picture of it (c) cramming the last night (d) reviewing after a week
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) skipping revision (c) reading it once only (d) testing yourself
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
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.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) learning without meaning (c) one long session only (d) cramming the last night
37. 37.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) the exam night (c) today or tomorrow (d) never
38. 38.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) reviewing after a week (c) linking to what you know (d) learning without meaning
39. 39.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it

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