Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 103 · 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.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) skipping revision (b) testing yourself (c) reviewing after a week (d) linking to what you know
3. 3.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 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 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
5. 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
6. 6.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) never testing yourself (b) testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) making a picture of it
7. 7.📉 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) reading it once only (c) studying when sleepy (d) one long session only
9. 9.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing the next day (c) learning without meaning (d) a good night’s sleep
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) explaining to a friend (c) linking to what you know (d) making a picture of it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) making a picture of it (d) skipping revision
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) using it in a sum (c) reviewing after a week (d) never testing yourself
14. 14.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
16. 16.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) learning without meaning
18. 18.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) only in exams (c) never (d) in the first day or two
19. 19.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
21. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
22. 22.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
24. 24.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) skipping revision (c) one long session only (d) linking to what you know
25. 25.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
28. 28.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing after a week (c) studying when sleepy (d) cramming the last night
29. 29.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we never forget (c) we forget fast at first (d) memory is fixed
30. 30.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) next month (c) the exam night (d) never
31. 31.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) studying when sleepy (c) reviewing the next day (d) using it in a sum
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing the next day (d) reading it once only
34. 34.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
36. 36.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) reviewing the next day (d) studying when sleepy
37. 37.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) making a picture of it (c) one long session only (d) reviewing the next day
39. 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
40. 40.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True

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