Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 988 · 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) you forget more (b) it speeds up (c) it slows down (d) nothing changes
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
3. 3.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
4. 4.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
5. 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) never testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) cramming the last night
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
9. 9.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
12. 12.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
14. 14.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
15. 15.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) cramming the last night (c) a good night’s sleep (d) learning without meaning
18. 18.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) you need a review (c) you are not smart (d) memory is broken
20. 20.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) a good night’s sleep (c) never testing yourself (d) testing yourself
21. 21.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) after ten years (c) only in exams (d) in the first day or two
22. 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
23. 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) reading it once only (c) reviewing the next day (d) learning without meaning
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
25. 25.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) testing yourself (c) linking to what you know (d) skipping revision
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing after a week (d) making a picture of it
27. 27.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) memory is fixed (c) we never forget (d) we forget fast at first
29. 29.📅 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?
30. 30.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) never testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) reading it once only
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) one long session only (c) reviewing the next day (d) reading it once only
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) studying when sleepy (c) cramming the last night (d) explaining to a friend
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing the next day (c) explaining to a friend (d) studying when sleepy
36. 36.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
39. 39.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?

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