Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 420 · 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 7 times table on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
2. 2.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 1. 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: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
4. 4.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) it slows down (c) nothing changes (d) you forget more
5. 5.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
6. 6.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
7. 7.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing after a week
8. 8.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) never testing yourself (b) making a picture of it (c) explaining to a friend (d) linking to what you know
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
10. 10.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) using it in a sum (d) skipping revision
11. 11.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
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.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) after ten years (c) never (d) in the first day or two
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
15. 15.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) never testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) learning without meaning
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) studying when sleepy (c) one long session only (d) reviewing the next day
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) one long session only (c) linking to what you know (d) testing yourself
20. 20.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
21. 21.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
22. 22.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📅 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?
24. 24.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) explaining to a friend (d) learning without meaning
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
26. 26.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
29. 29.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
30. 30.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
31. 31.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) one long session only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) skipping revision
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) one long session only (c) reviewing the next day (d) skipping revision
34. 34.📅 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?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) never testing yourself
36. 36.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) making a picture of it (c) studying when sleepy (d) reading it once only
37. 37.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) skipping revision (c) using it in a sum (d) studying when sleepy

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