Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 181 · 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: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
2. 2.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
4. 4.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) memory is broken (c) you should give up (d) you need a review
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing after a week (d) reviewing the next day
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
8. 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) studying when sleepy (c) skipping revision (d) one long session only
9. 9.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
11. 11.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) a good night’s sleep (c) learning without meaning (d) linking to what you know
12. 12.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we forget fast at first (c) forgetting starts late (d) we never forget
13. 13.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) cramming the last night
14. 14.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
17. 17.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing the next day (d) reading it once only
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) one long session only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) testing yourself
19. 19.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) after ten years (c) in the first day or two (d) only in exams
22. 22.📅 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?
23. 23.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) cramming the last night (c) never testing yourself (d) using it in a sum
25. 25.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reviewing the next day (c) cramming the last night (d) explaining to a friend
26. 26.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) nothing changes (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
27. 27.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
28. 28.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) learning without meaning (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing the next day
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) making a picture of it (c) reviewing after a week (d) studying when sleepy
30. 30.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) using it in a sum (c) learning without meaning (d) reading it once only
31. 31.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) explaining to a friend (c) making a picture of it (d) never testing yourself
34. 34.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
36. 36.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) using it in a sum (c) making a picture of it (d) testing yourself
38. 38.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) today or tomorrow (c) never (d) the exam night
39. 39.📅 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?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing after a week (d) learning without meaning

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