Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 125 · 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 of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) making a picture of it (c) one long session only (d) using it in a sum
2. 2.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) a good night’s sleep (c) skipping revision (d) using it in a sum
3. 3.📉 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
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
5. 5.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) never testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) explaining to a friend
8. 8.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) one long session only (c) studying when sleepy (d) reading it once only
12. 12.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) reviewing the next day (c) skipping revision (d) learning without meaning
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
14. 14.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) the exam night (c) next month (d) today or tomorrow
15. 15.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
16. 16.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) skipping revision (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
19. 19.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) in the first day or two (b) only in exams (c) after ten years (d) never
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) reviewing the next day (c) reading it once only (d) a good night’s sleep
22. 22.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
23. 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) skipping revision (d) using it in a sum
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
25. 25.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) learning without meaning (c) one long session only (d) never testing yourself
29. 29.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) making a picture of it (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing the next day
30. 30.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we never forget (c) memory is fixed (d) we forget fast at first
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) making a picture of it
32. 32.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
33. 33.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) reviewing after a week (c) studying when sleepy (d) skipping revision
35. 35.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
36. 36.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) explaining to a friend (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) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
39. 39.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
40. 40.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False

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