Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 620 · 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.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) never testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) reviewing after a week (d) linking to what you know
2. 2.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
3. 3.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) learning without meaning (c) using it in a sum (d) never testing yourself
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) using it in a sum (c) a good night’s sleep (d) cramming the last night
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing after a week
7. 7.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you should give up (c) memory is broken (d) you need a review
9. 9.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) a good night’s sleep (c) using it in a sum (d) cramming the last night
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) one long session only
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) reviewing after a week (c) testing yourself (d) using it in a sum
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) never testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) making a picture of it
14. 14.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
17. 17.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
18. 18.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) never testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) explaining to a friend
20. 20.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) linking to what you know (c) never testing yourself (d) skipping revision
21. 21.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) never (c) today or tomorrow (d) the exam night
22. 22.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reviewing after a week (b) studying when sleepy (c) never testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
23. 23.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it speeds up (c) nothing changes (d) it slows down
24. 24.📅 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?
25. 25.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) reading it once only (c) making a picture of it (d) cramming the last night
26. 26.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
27. 27.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
29. 29.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
30. 30.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) linking to what you know (c) explaining to a friend (d) skipping revision
31. 31.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
32. 32.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
33. 33.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
34. 34.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we forget fast at first (c) we never forget (d) memory is fixed
35. 35.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
36. 36.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) never (c) only in exams (d) in the first day or two
37. 37.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) testing yourself (c) using it in a sum (d) one long session only
39. 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
40. 40.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True

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