Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 940 · 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) never testing yourself (b) reviewing after a week (c) making a picture of it (d) explaining to a friend
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.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reading it once only (d) never testing yourself
5. 5.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📉 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
7. 7.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing after a week
8. 8.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
11. 11.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
13. 13.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it speeds up (c) it slows down (d) nothing changes
14. 14.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) skipping revision (c) cramming the last night (d) using it in a sum
16. 16.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
17. 17.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
18. 18.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) memory is broken (c) you are not smart (d) you need a review
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
20. 20.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
21. 21.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) a good night’s sleep (c) explaining to a friend (d) reviewing the next day
23. 23.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
24. 24.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) never testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) linking to what you know
25. 25.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) forgetting starts late (c) we forget fast at first (d) memory is fixed
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) studying when sleepy (c) using it in a sum (d) skipping revision
28. 28.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) using it in a sum (c) making a picture of it (d) learning without meaning
31. 31.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) studying when sleepy (b) using it in a sum (c) reviewing after a week (d) explaining to a friend
32. 32.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reading it once only (c) skipping revision (d) cramming the last night
34. 34.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
35. 35.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
36. 36.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
37. 37.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) explaining to a friend (b) cramming the last night (c) one long session only (d) studying when sleepy
38. 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) making a picture of it (c) reviewing the next day (d) cramming the last night
40. 40.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) skipping revision (c) linking to what you know (d) a good night’s sleep

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