Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

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

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