Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 93 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) linking to what you know (c) never testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) never testing yourself (c) reviewing after a week (d) one long session only
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
4. 4.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing after a week (d) reading it once only
7. 7.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
10. 10.📅 You learn a history timeline 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.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) it speeds up (c) you forget more (d) nothing changes
14. 14.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) skipping revision (c) explaining to a friend (d) a good night’s sleep
15. 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
16. 16.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
17. 17.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) using it in a sum (c) studying when sleepy (d) making a picture of it
20. 20.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
21. 21.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing the next day (d) studying when sleepy
24. 24.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) only in exams (c) never (d) in the first day or two
25. 25.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reviewing the next day (c) making a picture of it (d) never testing yourself
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) making a picture of it (c) one long session only (d) testing yourself
27. 27.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
28. 28.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) learning without meaning (c) never testing yourself (d) linking to what you know
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
32. 32.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) reviewing the next day (d) reviewing after a week
36. 36.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) making a picture of it (c) using it in a sum (d) testing yourself
39. 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade

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