Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 821 · 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.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
2. 2.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
3. 3.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you need a review (c) memory is broken (d) you should give up
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) studying when sleepy (c) learning without meaning (d) explaining to a friend
5. 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
6. 6.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) using it in a sum (b) never testing yourself (c) cramming the last night (d) studying when sleepy
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
8. 8.📅 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?
9. 9.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) memory is fixed (c) we never forget (d) forgetting starts late
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing the next day (d) studying when sleepy
11. 11.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) explaining to a friend (d) making a picture of it
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) reviewing the next day (c) skipping revision (d) cramming the last night
14. 14.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) studying when sleepy (b) a good night’s sleep (c) explaining to a friend (d) testing yourself
16. 16.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing the next day (d) testing yourself
18. 18.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
21. 21.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) skipping revision (c) one long session only (d) never testing yourself
26. 26.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) using it in a sum (c) skipping revision (d) one long session only
28. 28.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📉 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
30. 30.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
33. 33.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
35. 35.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) reading it once only (c) learning without meaning (d) linking to what you know
36. 36.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
37. 37.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) skipping revision (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reviewing after a week
38. 38.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) one long session only (b) testing yourself (c) using it in a sum (d) making a picture of it
40. 40.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True

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