Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 829 · 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 parts of a flower 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?
2. 2.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) skipping revision (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing the next day
3. 3.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) only in exams (c) never (d) in the first day or two
4. 4.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
6. 6.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
7. 7.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you should give up (c) you need a review (d) you are not smart
8. 8.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) studying when sleepy (c) reviewing the next day (d) explaining to a friend
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
11. 11.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) studying when sleepy
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
13. 13.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) nothing changes (c) it slows down (d) it speeds up
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) linking to what you know (c) cramming the last night (d) explaining to a friend
16. 16.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
17. 17.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) linking to what you know
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
20. 20.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) explaining to a friend (d) one long session only
22. 22.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) using it in a sum (b) skipping revision (c) one long session only (d) reading it once only
23. 23.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing the next day (d) one long session only
24. 24.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
26. 26.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) memory is fixed (c) we forget fast at first (d) forgetting starts late
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
29. 29.📅 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?
30. 30.📅 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?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) a good night’s sleep (c) never testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) one long session only (c) linking to what you know (d) learning without meaning
33. 33.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
34. 34.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
36. 36.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
39. 39.📅 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?
40. 40.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False

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