Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

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

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