Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 900 · 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 does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we never forget (c) we forget fast at first (d) forgetting starts late
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) linking to what you know (c) explaining to a friend (d) a good night’s sleep
3. 3.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) using it in a sum (c) explaining to a friend (d) learning without meaning
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
5. 5.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
6. 6.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
8. 8.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) never testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reviewing after a week
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) learning without meaning (c) cramming the last night (d) a good night’s sleep
10. 10.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you should give up (c) memory is broken (d) you need a review
11. 11.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) nothing changes (c) it speeds up (d) you forget more
13. 13.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
14. 14.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) never (c) in the first day or two (d) only in exams
15. 15.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
16. 16.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) cramming the last night (c) making a picture of it (d) reviewing the next day
19. 19.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) reading it once only (c) studying when sleepy (d) explaining to a friend
22. 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
24. 24.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) a good night’s sleep (c) explaining to a friend (d) skipping revision
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) linking to what you know (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing after a week
27. 27.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reviewing after a week (b) one long session only (c) skipping revision (d) never testing yourself
28. 28.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) never (c) the exam night (d) today or tomorrow
30. 30.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
32. 32.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) reading it once only (c) reviewing the next day (d) never testing yourself
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) never testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) making a picture of it
34. 34.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
35. 35.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
37. 37.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) studying when sleepy (c) testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
38. 38.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) reading it once only (d) a good night’s sleep
40. 40.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True

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