Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 990 · 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 of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) never testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reading it once only
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
3. 3.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
4. 4.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) you are not smart (c) memory is broken (d) you need a review
5. 5.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing after a week
7. 7.📉 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
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) reading it once only (c) one long session only (d) skipping revision
10. 10.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) never testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing the next day
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) skipping revision (c) testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
13. 13.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) we never forget (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
14. 14.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
16. 16.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) explaining to a friend (d) a good night’s sleep
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) studying when sleepy (c) linking to what you know (d) reviewing the next day
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
20. 20.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) one long session only (c) explaining to a friend (d) reading it once only
22. 22.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) skipping revision (c) studying when sleepy (d) making a picture of it
23. 23.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) you forget more (d) it slows down
24. 24.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) skipping revision (c) learning without meaning (d) reading it once only
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) learning without meaning (b) a good night’s sleep (c) using it in a sum (d) making a picture of it
27. 27.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
29. 29.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) explaining to a friend (b) skipping revision (c) reading it once only (d) studying when sleepy
30. 30.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) cramming the last night (d) using it in a sum
32. 32.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
34. 34.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
36. 36.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) never testing yourself (c) making a picture of it (d) using it in a sum
38. 38.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) explaining to a friend (c) learning without meaning (d) linking to what you know
40. 40.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False

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