Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 83 · 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: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
3. 3.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) today or tomorrow (c) the exam night (d) never
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
5. 5.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
7. 7.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) one long session only (c) reviewing the next day (d) linking to what you know
8. 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) reviewing the next day (c) learning without meaning (d) reading it once only
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) studying when sleepy (c) never testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
10. 10.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) after ten years (c) never (d) in the first day or two
12. 12.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
13. 13.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
14. 14.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) never testing yourself (c) reviewing after a week (d) learning without meaning
15. 15.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) explaining to a friend (c) a good night’s sleep (d) cramming the last night
17. 17.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) linking to what you know (c) a good night’s sleep (d) cramming the last night
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
19. 19.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) studying when sleepy (c) testing yourself (d) linking to what you know
22. 22.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
23. 23.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reviewing after a week (c) one long session only (d) using it in a sum
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) never testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) one long session only
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) using it in a sum (c) testing yourself (d) skipping revision
27. 27.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) learning without meaning (c) never testing yourself (d) testing yourself
28. 28.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) never testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) cramming the last night
29. 29.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) learning without meaning (c) using it in a sum (d) one long session only
31. 31.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
32. 32.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) you forget more (d) it slows down
33. 33.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
34. 34.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing after a week
35. 35.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
36. 36.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
37. 37.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing the next day (c) using it in a sum (d) never testing yourself
38. 38.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?

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