Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 180 · 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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
2. 2.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) forgetting starts late (c) memory is fixed (d) we forget fast at first
3. 3.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
5. 5.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you should give up (c) you need a review (d) you are not smart
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) a good night’s sleep (c) explaining to a friend (d) never testing yourself
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
8. 8.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
9. 9.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) cramming the last night (c) using it in a sum (d) explaining to a friend
10. 10.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) it speeds up (c) nothing changes (d) you forget more
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) making a picture of it (c) explaining to a friend (d) reviewing the next day
13. 13.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) a good night’s sleep (d) skipping revision
14. 14.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing the next day (c) never testing yourself (d) skipping revision
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) cramming the last night (c) a good night’s sleep (d) testing yourself
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
18. 18.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
19. 19.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) testing yourself (c) linking to what you know (d) never testing yourself
20. 20.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) next month (c) never (d) today or tomorrow
21. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) a good night’s sleep (c) studying when sleepy (d) reviewing after a week
23. 23.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) never testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) reading it once only
25. 25.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) one long session only (b) linking to what you know (c) explaining to a friend (d) testing yourself
26. 26.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) one long session only (d) testing yourself
27. 27.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
29. 29.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) making a picture of it (c) studying when sleepy (d) testing yourself
30. 30.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) never (c) after ten years (d) in the first day or two
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) making a picture of it (c) cramming the last night (d) skipping revision
32. 32.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reviewing the next day (c) linking to what you know (d) one long session only
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) skipping revision (c) linking to what you know (d) using it in a sum
35. 35.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
36. 36.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
37. 37.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
38. 38.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
40. 40.📅 You learn a history timeline 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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