Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 769 · 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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
2. 2.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) making a picture of it (c) linking to what you know (d) using it in a sum
4. 4.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
9. 9.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing the next day (d) reading it once only
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
14. 14.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) the exam night (c) today or tomorrow (d) never
15. 15.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
16. 16.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) explaining to a friend (c) reading it once only (d) linking to what you know
17. 17.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) explaining to a friend (c) never testing yourself (d) testing yourself
19. 19.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
21. 21.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) studying when sleepy (b) testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) linking to what you know
22. 22.📉 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) using it in a sum (c) cramming the last night (d) skipping revision
24. 24.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) testing yourself (c) making a picture of it (d) skipping revision
25. 25.📅 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?
26. 26.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
27. 27.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) you forget more (c) it slows down (d) nothing changes
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) never testing yourself (c) making a picture of it (d) one long session only
30. 30.📉 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
31. 31.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) learning without meaning (c) never testing yourself (d) a good night’s sleep
35. 35.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
36. 36.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📅 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?
38. 38.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) reading it once only (c) one long session only (d) explaining to a friend

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