Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 523 · 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 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing the next day
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
4. 4.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
5. 5.📅 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?
6. 6.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) using it in a sum (d) testing yourself
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) linking to what you know (c) a good night’s sleep (d) cramming the last night
10. 10.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) in the first day or two (b) never (c) only in exams (d) after ten years
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) using it in a sum (c) studying when sleepy (d) reviewing the next day
12. 12.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) studying when sleepy (c) skipping revision (d) explaining to a friend
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
14. 14.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) reading it once only (c) never testing yourself (d) using it in a sum
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) learning without meaning (c) reading it once only (d) testing yourself
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) reviewing after a week (c) testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
17. 17.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 5. 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 lets what you learn fade? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing after a week (c) a good night’s sleep (d) linking to what you know
21. 21.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) skipping revision (c) testing yourself (d) using it in a sum
23. 23.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
26. 26.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you are not smart (c) you should give up (d) you need a review
27. 27.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reviewing the next day (b) skipping revision (c) reading it once only (d) learning without meaning
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) cramming the last night (c) a good night’s sleep (d) learning without meaning
30. 30.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we forget fast at first (c) we never forget (d) memory is fixed
32. 32.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
33. 33.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
34. 34.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) learning without meaning (c) a good night’s sleep (d) cramming the last night
35. 35.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing after a week (c) cramming the last night (d) reviewing the next day
36. 36.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
37. 37.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
38. 38.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) linking to what you know (c) never testing yourself (d) testing yourself
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) a good night’s sleep (c) testing yourself (d) reviewing after a week
40. 40.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?

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