Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 192 · 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 is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reviewing after a week (c) studying when sleepy (d) a good night’s sleep
2. 2.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
4. 4.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) skipping revision (c) one long session only (d) a good night’s sleep
7. 7.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing after a week (d) linking to what you know
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
11. 11.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) never (c) in the first day or two (d) after ten years
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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
14. 14.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
15. 15.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) linking to what you know (c) explaining to a friend (d) reviewing after a week
17. 17.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) memory is broken (c) you are not smart (d) you need a review
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) learning without meaning (b) testing yourself (c) using it in a sum (d) reviewing the next day
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
20. 20.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) today or tomorrow (c) never (d) next month
21. 21.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
22. 22.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
24. 24.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) using it in a sum (c) studying when sleepy (d) skipping revision
26. 26.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) reviewing the next day (c) linking to what you know (d) explaining to a friend
28. 28.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) reviewing the next day (c) cramming the last night (d) testing yourself
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) using it in a sum (c) a good night’s sleep (d) making a picture of it
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) never testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) using it in a sum
34. 34.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📅 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?
36. 36.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
37. 37.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it slows down (c) it speeds up (d) nothing changes
38. 38.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True

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