Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 554 · 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.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) only in exams (c) after ten years (d) in the first day or two
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) never testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) explaining to a friend
3. 3.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
4. 4.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) learning without meaning (c) testing yourself (d) skipping revision
5. 5.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) reading it once only (d) linking to what you know
7. 7.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) memory is broken (c) you need a review (d) you should give up
8. 8.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
9. 9.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) making a picture of it (c) reviewing the next day (d) cramming the last night
10. 10.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
11. 11.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) reading it once only (c) learning without meaning (d) linking to what you know
12. 12.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
13. 13.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) it slows down (d) you forget more
14. 14.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
15. 15.📅 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?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) using it in a sum
17. 17.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) linking to what you know (c) studying when sleepy (d) skipping revision
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
20. 20.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) learning without meaning (d) a good night’s sleep
21. 21.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
22. 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
23. 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) reading it once only (c) making a picture of it (d) never testing yourself
24. 24.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
25. 25.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we never forget (c) memory is fixed (d) we forget fast at first
26. 26.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
28. 28.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) skipping revision (c) testing yourself (d) one long session only
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) reviewing the next day (c) using it in a sum (d) testing yourself
31. 31.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
33. 33.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) testing yourself (c) linking to what you know (d) reading it once only
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) reviewing after a week (c) one long session only (d) learning without meaning
35. 35.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
36. 36.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) skipping revision (c) explaining to a friend (d) making a picture of it
37. 37.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
38. 38.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) next month (c) the exam night (d) today or tomorrow
39. 39.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
40. 40.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False

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