Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

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

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