Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 466 · 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 10 science words on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) cramming the last night (c) using it in a sum (d) reviewing the next day
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
4. 4.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) cramming the last night (b) using it in a sum (c) making a picture of it (d) reviewing after a week
5. 5.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
8. 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing the next day (d) one long session only
9. 9.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) making a picture of it (c) reviewing the next day (d) one long session only
11. 11.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
14. 14.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) one long session only (b) making a picture of it (c) using it in a sum (d) reviewing after a week
15. 15.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) it speeds up (c) you forget more (d) nothing changes
16. 16.📉 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
17. 17.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we never forget (c) we forget fast at first (d) memory is fixed
18. 18.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing after a week
20. 20.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) skipping revision (c) reading it once only (d) learning without meaning
21. 21.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
23. 23.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reading it once only (c) never testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
25. 25.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) today or tomorrow (c) next month (d) the exam night
26. 26.📅 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?
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) linking to what you know (c) making a picture of it (d) using it in a sum
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reviewing the next day (c) linking to what you know (d) reading it once only
29. 29.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
30. 30.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) a good night’s sleep (c) studying when sleepy (d) never testing yourself
32. 32.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
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.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
36. 36.📅 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?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing after a week
38. 38.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?

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