Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 917 · 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 10 science words on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
2. 2.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) it slows down (c) you forget more (d) nothing changes
4. 4.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) linking to what you know (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reading it once only
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) testing yourself (c) cramming the last night (d) reviewing the next day
6. 6.📅 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?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) one long session only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) learning without meaning
8. 8.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you need a review (c) you should give up (d) memory is broken
9. 9.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📅 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?
11. 11.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 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: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
13. 13.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) reviewing the next day (d) never testing yourself
14. 14.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) one long session only
15. 15.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) forgetting starts late (c) memory is fixed (d) we never forget
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
19. 19.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) one long session only (d) a good night’s sleep
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) reading it once only (c) cramming the last night (d) skipping revision
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) skipping revision (c) testing yourself (d) using it in a sum
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) skipping revision (d) cramming the last night
24. 24.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) reviewing the next day (c) cramming the last night (d) learning without meaning
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
26. 26.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📉 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
28. 28.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
29. 29.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
30. 30.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) cramming the last night (b) reviewing the next day (c) a good night’s sleep (d) explaining to a friend
32. 32.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) after ten years (c) in the first day or two (d) only in exams
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
34. 34.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) one long session only (c) studying when sleepy (d) reading it once only
35. 35.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) a good night’s sleep
37. 37.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
39. 39.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it

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