Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 392 · 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: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
2. 2.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) today or tomorrow (c) never (d) next month
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
5. 5.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) explaining to a friend (d) cramming the last night
6. 6.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) you should give up (c) you are not smart (d) memory is broken
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) using it in a sum (c) explaining to a friend (d) cramming the last night
9. 9.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
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.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) memory is fixed (c) forgetting starts late (d) we forget fast at first
12. 12.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) a good night’s sleep (c) testing yourself (d) studying when sleepy
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing the next day (c) skipping revision (d) never testing yourself
16. 16.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) never testing yourself (d) linking to what you know
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) skipping revision (c) never testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
18. 18.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
19. 19.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
20. 20.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) studying when sleepy (c) cramming the last night (d) testing yourself
21. 21.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it speeds up (c) it slows down (d) nothing changes
22. 22.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
23. 23.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) one long session only (c) using it in a sum (d) linking to what you know
24. 24.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
25. 25.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
29. 29.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) skipping revision (c) never testing yourself (d) studying when sleepy
32. 32.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
34. 34.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) one long session only (c) never testing yourself (d) a good night’s sleep
35. 35.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
36. 36.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing after a week (c) testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
37. 37.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) in the first day or two (b) after ten years (c) never (d) only in exams
38. 38.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) skipping revision (c) linking to what you know (d) explaining to a friend
39. 39.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) learning without meaning (c) one long session only (d) reviewing after a week
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade

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