Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 90 · 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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
3. 3.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) you forget more (c) nothing changes (d) it speeds up
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) cramming the last night (d) reading it once only
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) explaining to a friend (c) testing yourself (d) a good night’s sleep
6. 6.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) reviewing the next day (c) reading it once only (d) explaining to a friend
7. 7.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
8. 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) cramming the last night (c) one long session only (d) making a picture of it
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
10. 10.📉 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
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) never testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) testing yourself
12. 12.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) forgetting starts late (c) we never forget (d) we forget fast at first
13. 13.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) never testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) reviewing the next day
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) learning without meaning
15. 15.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reading it once only (c) testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
17. 17.📅 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?
18. 18.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
21. 21.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) never testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) studying when sleepy
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) using it in a sum
24. 24.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) making a picture of it (c) never testing yourself (d) linking to what you know
26. 26.📅 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?
27. 27.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) making a picture of it (c) studying when sleepy (d) a good night’s sleep
28. 28.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
29. 29.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) explaining to a friend (c) studying when sleepy (d) testing yourself
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) learning without meaning (c) reading it once only (d) making a picture of it
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) skipping revision (c) testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
34. 34.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
36. 36.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) linking to what you know (c) explaining to a friend (d) skipping revision
37. 37.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
38. 38.📉 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
39. 39.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) explaining to a friend (c) cramming the last night (d) linking to what you know

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