Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 809 · 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: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
5. 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
7. 7.📅 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?
8. 8.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
9. 9.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) explaining to a friend (c) skipping revision (d) a good night’s sleep
11. 11.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) memory is broken (c) you need a review (d) you should give up
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) making a picture of it (c) testing yourself (d) linking to what you know
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
14. 14.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
15. 15.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reading it once only (c) reviewing the next day (d) linking to what you know
17. 17.📉 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
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) reviewing the next day (c) reviewing after a week (d) linking to what you know
19. 19.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
21. 21.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) never testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) reviewing the next day
22. 22.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) studying when sleepy (c) linking to what you know (d) reading it once only
23. 23.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
25. 25.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
26. 26.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) learning without meaning (c) making a picture of it (d) using it in a sum
29. 29.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) learning without meaning (c) skipping revision (d) a good night’s sleep
33. 33.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
34. 34.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
35. 35.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) reading it once only (c) reviewing the next day (d) studying when sleepy
36. 36.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing the next day (d) one long session only
38. 38.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) skipping revision (c) making a picture of it (d) reviewing the next day
39. 39.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False

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