Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 575 · 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.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
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.📉 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
5. 5.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) making a picture of it (c) linking to what you know (d) never testing yourself
6. 6.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reading it once only (c) learning without meaning (d) never testing yourself
7. 7.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) cramming the last night (c) linking to what you know (d) using it in a sum
8. 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) linking to what you know (c) never testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) testing yourself (b) skipping revision (c) learning without meaning (d) one long session only
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) explaining to a friend (c) learning without meaning (d) reading it once only
11. 11.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) linking to what you know
12. 12.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
14. 14.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing after a week (d) studying when sleepy
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) a good night’s sleep (c) never testing yourself (d) skipping revision
16. 16.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) cramming the last night (c) never testing yourself (d) linking to what you know
19. 19.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we never forget (c) forgetting starts late (d) we forget fast at first
20. 20.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
23. 23.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you should give up (c) you need a review (d) memory is broken
24. 24.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) using it in a sum (c) skipping revision (d) testing yourself
25. 25.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) it speeds up (c) nothing changes (d) you forget more
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) reading it once only (c) explaining to a friend (d) reviewing the next day
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) linking to what you know (c) making a picture of it (d) testing yourself
28. 28.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) learning without meaning (c) linking to what you know (d) reviewing after a week
29. 29.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
30. 30.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) making a picture of it (c) learning without meaning (d) reading it once only
31. 31.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
33. 33.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
34. 34.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
36. 36.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📅 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?
38. 38.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reading it once only (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing the next day (d) testing yourself
39. 39.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it

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