Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 100 · 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 learn 12 new spellings 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?
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
4. 4.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
5. 5.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you need a review (c) you should give up (d) you are not smart
7. 7.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) next month (c) never (d) the exam night
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) one long session only (c) reading it once only (d) learning without meaning
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
11. 11.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) linking to what you know (c) skipping revision (d) reading it once only
12. 12.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) explaining to a friend (c) one long session only (d) studying when sleepy
16. 16.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) a good night’s sleep (c) studying when sleepy (d) skipping revision
17. 17.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) memory is fixed (c) we forget fast at first (d) we never forget
18. 18.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) using it in a sum (b) one long session only (c) never testing yourself (d) skipping revision
20. 20.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) reviewing after a week (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reading it once only
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) skipping revision (c) reading it once only (d) studying when sleepy
22. 22.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) using it in a sum (c) reviewing the next day (d) learning without meaning
24. 24.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
26. 26.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
27. 27.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) only in exams (c) after ten years (d) in the first day or two
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
29. 29.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
32. 32.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
34. 34.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) making a picture of it (c) skipping revision (d) reading it once only
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) one long session only (c) reading it once only (d) learning without meaning
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) linking to what you know (c) using it in a sum (d) learning without meaning
37. 37.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
38. 38.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) cramming the last night
39. 39.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing after a week (c) cramming the last night (d) testing yourself
40. 40.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?

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