Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 171 · 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 happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it speeds up (c) it slows down (d) nothing changes
2. 2.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
3. 3.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
5. 5.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
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) a good night’s sleep
8. 8.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) forgetting starts late (c) we forget fast at first (d) memory is fixed
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) never testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) using it in a sum
10. 10.📉 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
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
12. 12.📅 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?
13. 13.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) learning without meaning (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing after a week (d) linking to what you know
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
15. 15.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) never testing yourself (c) cramming the last night (d) reading it once only
17. 17.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) testing yourself (c) using it in a sum (d) reading it once only
19. 19.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
20. 20.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) one long session only (b) reviewing after a week (c) explaining to a friend (d) reviewing the next day
21. 21.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reviewing after a week (c) explaining to a friend (d) studying when sleepy
23. 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) skipping revision (c) one long session only (d) reading it once only
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
25. 25.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you are not smart (c) you should give up (d) you need a review
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) reviewing the next day (c) reviewing after a week (d) making a picture of it
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
29. 29.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) skipping revision (b) reviewing after a week (c) explaining to a friend (d) making a picture of it
30. 30.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) linking to what you know (c) making a picture of it (d) never testing yourself
31. 31.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) studying when sleepy (c) explaining to a friend (d) learning without meaning
32. 32.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
35. 35.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
36. 36.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
37. 37.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) studying when sleepy (d) reviewing after a week
38. 38.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) studying when sleepy
40. 40.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?

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