Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 74 · 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 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?
2. 2.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) it slows down (c) it speeds up (d) you forget more
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) reading it once only (d) a good night’s sleep
5. 5.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
6. 6.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) studying when sleepy (c) learning without meaning (d) a good night’s sleep
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) never testing yourself
9. 9.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📉 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
11. 11.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
13. 13.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) next month (c) never (d) today or tomorrow
14. 14.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) a good night’s sleep (c) testing yourself (d) studying when sleepy
15. 15.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) forgetting starts late (c) we forget fast at first (d) memory is fixed
16. 16.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing after a week (c) never testing yourself (d) using it in a sum
17. 17.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) making a picture of it (d) reading it once only
19. 19.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) cramming the last night (b) a good night’s sleep (c) using it in a sum (d) reviewing the next day
21. 21.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reading it once only (c) making a picture of it (d) reviewing the next day
23. 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) using it in a sum (b) learning without meaning (c) never testing yourself (d) reading it once only
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
25. 25.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
27. 27.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📉 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
29. 29.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) a good night’s sleep (c) testing yourself (d) one long session only
30. 30.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reviewing the next day (b) one long session only (c) learning without meaning (d) skipping revision
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) explaining to a friend
32. 32.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) reviewing after a week (c) studying when sleepy (d) learning without meaning
34. 34.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) learning without meaning (c) using it in a sum (d) linking to what you know
37. 37.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
39. 39.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it

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