Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 851 · 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.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) learning without meaning (c) studying when sleepy (d) explaining to a friend
2. 2.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) learning without meaning (c) reviewing after a week (d) never testing yourself
3. 3.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
4. 4.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reading it once only (c) reviewing the next day (d) making a picture of it
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reviewing the next day (c) using it in a sum (d) studying when sleepy
6. 6.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) explaining to a friend (c) a good night’s sleep (d) one long session only
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) reading it once only (c) cramming the last night (d) testing yourself
8. 8.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
9. 9.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) in the first day or two (c) only in exams (d) never
10. 10.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
14. 14.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) making a picture of it (c) explaining to a friend (d) skipping revision
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
18. 18.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) reading it once only (c) making a picture of it (d) explaining to a friend
20. 20.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
22. 22.📅 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?
23. 23.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) forgetting starts late (c) we never forget (d) we forget fast at first
25. 25.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
26. 26.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you need a review (c) you are not smart (d) you should give up
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
28. 28.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) using it in a sum (c) one long session only (d) studying when sleepy
29. 29.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
33. 33.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) linking to what you know (c) cramming the last night (d) reviewing the next day
34. 34.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) a good night’s sleep (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing the next day
36. 36.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📅 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?
38. 38.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
39. 39.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) one long session only (c) testing yourself (d) linking to what you know

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