Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 943 · 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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) explaining to a friend (c) linking to what you know (d) skipping revision
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.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) you forget more (c) nothing changes (d) it speeds up
5. 5.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) cramming the last night (c) making a picture of it (d) one long session only
6. 6.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) reviewing the next day (c) a good night’s sleep (d) skipping revision
7. 7.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
9. 9.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) linking to what you know (c) never testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
10. 10.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) only in exams (c) in the first day or two (d) never
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
13. 13.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) making a picture of it (d) explaining to a friend
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
15. 15.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
16. 16.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
17. 17.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
19. 19.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) today or tomorrow (c) next month (d) the exam night
20. 20.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
23. 23.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
24. 24.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
26. 26.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) testing yourself (c) never testing yourself (d) reading it once only
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) explaining to a friend (c) never testing yourself (d) studying when sleepy
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) cramming the last night (c) using it in a sum (d) learning without meaning
31. 31.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
33. 33.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📅 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?
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing the next day (d) a good night’s sleep
37. 37.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing after a week (c) linking to what you know (d) never testing yourself
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) linking to what you know (c) using it in a sum (d) reading it once only
40. 40.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False

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