Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

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

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