Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

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

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