Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

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