Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 137 · 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 water cycle 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?
2. 2.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) the exam night (c) never (d) next month
3. 3.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
4. 4.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) never testing yourself (c) linking to what you know (d) reading it once only
5. 5.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
6. 6.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) memory is fixed (c) we forget fast at first (d) forgetting starts late
7. 7.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) explaining to a friend (c) studying when sleepy (d) using it in a sum
9. 9.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
10. 10.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
12. 12.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) you should give up (c) you are not smart (d) memory is broken
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
17. 17.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) never (c) only in exams (d) in the first day or two
18. 18.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reviewing after a week (b) one long session only (c) reading it once only (d) skipping revision
19. 19.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
21. 21.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) linking to what you know (c) never testing yourself (d) testing yourself
23. 23.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
24. 24.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) it speeds up (c) you forget more (d) it slows down
26. 26.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) explaining to a friend (d) cramming the last night
29. 29.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
31. 31.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
34. 34.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reading it once only (c) learning without meaning (d) one long session only
35. 35.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) studying when sleepy (c) making a picture of it (d) never testing yourself
36. 36.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
37. 37.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
39. 39.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
40. 40.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True

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