Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 593 · 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 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
3. 3.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
5. 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
6. 6.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) using it in a sum (c) one long session only (d) a good night’s sleep
8. 8.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing after a week (c) explaining to a friend (d) making a picture of it
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
11. 11.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) reviewing after a week (c) making a picture of it (d) testing yourself
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) one long session only (c) reading it once only (d) a good night’s sleep
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) skipping revision (d) reviewing the next day
17. 17.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) linking to what you know (c) studying when sleepy (d) cramming the last night
18. 18.📅 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?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) learning without meaning (c) never testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) linking to what you know (c) cramming the last night (d) making a picture of it
21. 21.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) memory is fixed (c) we forget fast at first (d) forgetting starts late
22. 22.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) you should give up (c) you are not smart (d) memory is broken
23. 23.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
24. 24.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
25. 25.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing after a week (d) linking to what you know
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
28. 28.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
32. 32.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) cramming the last night (c) testing yourself (d) skipping revision
33. 33.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) never testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) making a picture of it (d) reviewing after a week
34. 34.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
35. 35.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
37. 37.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing after a week (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing the next day
39. 39.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) making a picture of it (c) linking to what you know (d) studying when sleepy
40. 40.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True

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