Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 250 · 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.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) skipping revision
3. 3.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
5. 5.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reviewing the next day (c) reviewing after a week (d) learning without meaning
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) one long session only (c) linking to what you know (d) skipping revision
8. 8.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we forget fast at first (c) we never forget (d) memory is fixed
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) reading it once only (c) studying when sleepy (d) learning without meaning
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing after a week (d) reviewing the next day
12. 12.📉 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
13. 13.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
15. 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
16. 16.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) never (c) next month (d) today or tomorrow
17. 17.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) one long session only
18. 18.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) cramming the last night (d) a good night’s sleep
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) a good night’s sleep (c) making a picture of it (d) reading it once only
22. 22.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📅 You learn 10 science words 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.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) never testing yourself (b) testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reviewing after a week
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
28. 28.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) it slows down (c) you forget more (d) it speeds up
29. 29.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) skipping revision (c) one long session only (d) reviewing after a week
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) using it in a sum (c) one long session only (d) studying when sleepy
32. 32.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
33. 33.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
35. 35.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) explaining to a friend (c) studying when sleepy (d) reviewing after a week

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