Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 101 · 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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
3. 3.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
4. 4.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) next month (c) the exam night (d) never
5. 5.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) a good night’s sleep (c) cramming the last night (d) reviewing the next day
6. 6.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
7. 7.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) studying when sleepy (d) one long session only
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) skipping revision (c) making a picture of it (d) learning without meaning
11. 11.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
12. 12.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) in the first day or two (c) only in exams (d) never
15. 15.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) memory is broken (c) you need a review (d) you are not smart
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) skipping revision (c) using it in a sum (d) cramming the last night
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
20. 20.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) studying when sleepy (c) one long session only (d) linking to what you know
21. 21.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) linking to what you know (c) making a picture of it (d) reading it once only
22. 22.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) learning without meaning (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reviewing the next day
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
25. 25.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) memory is fixed (c) forgetting starts late (d) we never forget
26. 26.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
27. 27.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) one long session only (d) reviewing the next day
28. 28.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
29. 29.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
30. 30.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) studying when sleepy (c) explaining to a friend (d) skipping revision
32. 32.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) a good night’s sleep (c) one long session only (d) reviewing the next day
34. 34.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
37. 37.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.📅 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?
39. 39.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
40. 40.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True

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