Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 99 · 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) skipping revision (c) explaining to a friend (d) studying when sleepy
2. 2.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
3. 3.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) it slows down (c) you forget more (d) nothing changes
5. 5.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) only in exams (c) in the first day or two (d) after ten years
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) learning without meaning (c) skipping revision (d) testing yourself
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 is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing after a week
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) skipping revision (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
10. 10.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) explaining to a friend (c) skipping revision (d) reviewing the next day
12. 12.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing the next day (d) making a picture of it
14. 14.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) explaining to a friend (c) never testing yourself (d) skipping revision
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
17. 17.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
19. 19.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
21. 21.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) forgetting starts late (c) memory is fixed (d) we forget fast at first
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) reviewing the next day (c) testing yourself (d) one long session only
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
24. 24.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
27. 27.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) never (c) the exam night (d) next month
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) explaining to a friend (c) using it in a sum (d) reading it once only
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) using it in a sum (d) reviewing after a week
30. 30.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
32. 32.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
33. 33.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) using it in a sum (b) one long session only (c) learning without meaning (d) reading it once only
35. 35.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing the next day (c) linking to what you know (d) one long session only
36. 36.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) never testing yourself (c) testing yourself (d) a good night’s sleep
37. 37.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) making a picture of it (c) reviewing after a week (d) linking to what you know
39. 39.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) a good night’s sleep (c) studying when sleepy (d) never testing yourself
40. 40.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True

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