Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 357 · 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.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
2. 2.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
4. 4.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
6. 6.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) a good night’s sleep (c) learning without meaning (d) never testing yourself
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) one long session only (c) reading it once only (d) learning without meaning
8. 8.📅 You learn the water cycle 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.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
11. 11.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) memory is fixed (c) we never forget (d) we forget fast at first
12. 12.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) learning without meaning (c) testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
13. 13.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
15. 15.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
16. 16.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) skipping revision (c) explaining to a friend (d) testing yourself
17. 17.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) never testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) testing yourself
18. 18.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) studying when sleepy
19. 19.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing the next day (c) testing yourself (d) reading it once only
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) skipping revision (c) linking to what you know (d) using it in a sum
21. 21.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
22. 22.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
25. 25.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) reviewing after a week (c) one long session only (d) cramming the last night
27. 27.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
28. 28.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) learning without meaning (c) using it in a sum (d) never testing yourself
29. 29.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
30. 30.📉 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
31. 31.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it slows down (c) nothing changes (d) it speeds up
32. 32.📉 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
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) never testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) explaining to a friend
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
35. 35.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📅 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?
38. 38.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False

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