Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 120 · 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 the 7 times table on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
2. 2.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
3. 3.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) one long session only (d) linking to what you know
6. 6.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) testing yourself (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing after a week
7. 7.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
8. 8.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) memory is broken (c) you should give up (d) you need a review
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) reviewing the next day (c) never testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
10. 10.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) a good night’s sleep
12. 12.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
16. 16.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) one long session only (c) cramming the last night (d) linking to what you know
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
19. 19.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) skipping revision (c) using it in a sum (d) making a picture of it
20. 20.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
22. 22.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
23. 23.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
25. 25.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
26. 26.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📉 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
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
29. 29.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) reviewing the next day (d) linking to what you know
30. 30.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
32. 32.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) you forget more (c) nothing changes (d) it speeds up
33. 33.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) linking to what you know (c) using it in a sum (d) cramming the last night
34. 34.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) next month (c) the exam night (d) today or tomorrow
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) skipping revision (c) a good night’s sleep (d) making a picture of it
39. 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
40. 40.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False

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