Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 645 · 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.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) we forget fast at first (c) forgetting starts late (d) memory is fixed
2. 2.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) learning without meaning (c) a good night’s sleep (d) never testing yourself
4. 4.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
5. 5.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) a good night’s sleep (d) never testing yourself
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) explaining to a friend (c) one long session only (d) testing yourself
7. 7.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) explaining to a friend (d) studying when sleepy
8. 8.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) learning without meaning (d) explaining to a friend
10. 10.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
12. 12.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
13. 13.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) studying when sleepy (c) skipping revision (d) cramming the last night
14. 14.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) a good night’s sleep (c) cramming the last night (d) skipping revision
15. 15.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
17. 17.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) you forget more (c) it slows down (d) nothing changes
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) a good night’s sleep (c) studying when sleepy (d) reviewing after a week
19. 19.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) never (c) in the first day or two (d) only in exams
21. 21.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) reviewing after a week (c) never testing yourself (d) a good night’s sleep
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
26. 26.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
27. 27.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing after a week (c) linking to what you know (d) skipping revision
29. 29.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
30. 30.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) skipping revision (c) linking to what you know (d) cramming the last night
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) using it in a sum (c) making a picture of it (d) studying when sleepy
34. 34.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) today or tomorrow (c) next month (d) never
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) studying when sleepy (c) making a picture of it (d) skipping revision
36. 36.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
37. 37.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) linking to what you know (c) making a picture of it (d) reviewing after a week
39. 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
40. 40.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 6. 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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