Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 75 · 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.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
4. 4.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reading it once only (c) using it in a sum (d) testing yourself
5. 5.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) in the first day or two (b) never (c) only in exams (d) after ten years
6. 6.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
8. 8.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
10. 10.📅 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?
11. 11.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) we never forget (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
12. 12.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing the next day (c) making a picture of it (d) cramming the last night
13. 13.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) making a picture of it (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing the next day
15. 15.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
16. 16.📅 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?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) studying when sleepy (c) reviewing after a week (d) reading it once only
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
19. 19.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) using it in a sum (c) learning without meaning (d) one long session only
20. 20.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
23. 23.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
24. 24.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
26. 26.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
27. 27.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
28. 28.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) you need a review (c) you are not smart (d) memory is broken
29. 29.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
30. 30.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
32. 32.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) you forget more (c) it slows down (d) nothing changes
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) making a picture of it (c) reading it once only (d) explaining to a friend
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reviewing the next day (c) explaining to a friend (d) studying when sleepy
35. 35.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) using it in a sum (c) never testing yourself (d) studying when sleepy
38. 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
39. 39.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) linking to what you know

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