Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 272 · 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: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
3. 3.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) nothing changes (c) you forget more (d) it speeds up
4. 4.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) explaining to a friend (c) studying when sleepy (d) one long session only
5. 5.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
7. 7.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) linking to what you know (c) cramming the last night (d) learning without meaning
10. 10.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) one long session only (c) cramming the last night (d) testing yourself
11. 11.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) one long session only (c) never testing yourself (d) reading it once only
12. 12.📉 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
13. 13.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing after a week (c) reading it once only (d) testing yourself
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
15. 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
16. 16.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) reviewing the next day (c) skipping revision (d) learning without meaning
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) learning without meaning (c) reviewing after a week (d) reviewing the next day
19. 19.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) never (c) in the first day or two (d) only in exams
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
21. 21.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) using it in a sum (c) one long session only (d) testing yourself
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
24. 24.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) memory is fixed (c) we forget fast at first (d) forgetting starts late
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) using it in a sum (c) one long session only (d) testing yourself
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing the next day (c) reading it once only (d) making a picture of it
27. 27.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
28. 28.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
30. 30.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reviewing after a week (c) studying when sleepy (d) explaining to a friend
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) studying when sleepy (c) reading it once only (d) skipping revision
34. 34.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) explaining to a friend (c) learning without meaning (d) reading it once only
36. 36.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) you need a review (c) memory is broken (d) you are not smart
37. 37.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
39. 39.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📅 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?

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