Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 197 · 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.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) you are not smart (c) you should give up (d) memory is broken
2. 2.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) next month (c) never (d) the exam night
3. 3.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) nothing changes (c) it slows down (d) it speeds up
4. 4.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) making a picture of it (b) one long session only (c) studying when sleepy (d) reading it once only
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) making a picture of it (c) cramming the last night (d) never testing yourself
6. 6.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) testing yourself (c) linking to what you know (d) skipping revision
10. 10.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
11. 11.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we forget fast at first (c) forgetting starts late (d) we never forget
12. 12.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
14. 14.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) making a picture of it (c) reviewing after a week (d) reading it once only
16. 16.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) reviewing the next day (c) a good night’s sleep (d) cramming the last night
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
18. 18.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reading it once only (c) making a picture of it (d) testing yourself
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
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.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
24. 24.📅 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?
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) using it in a sum (d) never testing yourself
26. 26.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
27. 27.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) never testing yourself (c) using it in a sum (d) reviewing after a week
28. 28.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) explaining to a friend (c) making a picture of it (d) linking to what you know
30. 30.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
31. 31.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) a good night’s sleep (c) explaining to a friend (d) learning without meaning
33. 33.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) reading it once only (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing after a week
35. 35.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) reviewing the next day (c) studying when sleepy (d) never testing yourself
36. 36.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
37. 37.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
38. 38.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) cramming the last night (c) explaining to a friend (d) studying when sleepy

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