Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 711 · 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 five state capitals 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?
2. 2.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) using it in a sum (c) cramming the last night (d) explaining to a friend
3. 3.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
4. 4.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
6. 6.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) after ten years (c) in the first day or two (d) never
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
8. 8.📉 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
9. 9.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
10. 10.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reviewing the next day (c) one long session only (d) testing yourself
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) studying when sleepy (c) a good night’s sleep (d) linking to what you know
12. 12.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
13. 13.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
14. 14.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) you forget more (d) it slows down
15. 15.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reviewing the next day (c) one long session only (d) linking to what you know
17. 17.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
19. 19.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) learning without meaning (c) reviewing the next day (d) testing yourself
20. 20.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) linking to what you know (c) cramming the last night (d) studying when sleepy
21. 21.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reading it once only (c) explaining to a friend (d) testing yourself
23. 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) studying when sleepy (c) using it in a sum (d) reading it once only
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) reading it once only (c) skipping revision (d) reviewing the next day
27. 27.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
28. 28.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) testing yourself (d) never testing yourself
30. 30.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) never testing yourself (c) reviewing after a week (d) skipping revision
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
34. 34.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) forgetting starts late (c) memory is fixed (d) we never forget
35. 35.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
36. 36.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
38. 38.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
39. 39.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) explaining to a friend (d) cramming the last night
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) cramming the last night (c) studying when sleepy (d) never testing yourself

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