Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 49 · 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 12 new spellings 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?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) one long session only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reading it once only
3. 3.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) studying when sleepy
4. 4.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you need a review (c) you are not smart (d) you should give up
6. 6.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
8. 8.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) nothing changes (c) you forget more (d) it speeds up
9. 9.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📉 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
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
12. 12.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) reading it once only (c) making a picture of it (d) cramming the last night
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
15. 15.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we never forget (c) we forget fast at first (d) forgetting starts late
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
17. 17.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
19. 19.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
21. 21.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) only in exams (c) never (d) in the first day or two
22. 22.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
23. 23.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) making a picture of it (d) never testing yourself
25. 25.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing after a week (d) reading it once only
26. 26.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) making a picture of it (c) reviewing after a week (d) explaining to a friend
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
29. 29.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) never testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) explaining to a friend
30. 30.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) making a picture of it (c) reading it once only (d) cramming the last night
32. 32.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) skipping revision (b) reviewing the next day (c) reviewing after a week (d) linking to what you know
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) never testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) reading it once only
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) never testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) cramming the last night
35. 35.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing the next day
36. 36.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) never testing yourself (c) using it in a sum (d) reviewing the next day
39. 39.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
40. 40.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?

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