Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 205 · 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.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) in the first day or two (c) never (d) only in exams
2. 2.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
4. 4.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
7. 7.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) studying when sleepy (c) making a picture of it (d) learning without meaning
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing after a week
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
12. 12.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) testing yourself (c) cramming the last night (d) making a picture of it
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) never testing yourself (c) cramming the last night (d) a good night’s sleep
14. 14.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
15. 15.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) never testing yourself (c) using it in a sum (d) reviewing after a week
16. 16.📉 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
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
18. 18.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) forgetting starts late (c) we forget fast at first (d) memory is fixed
19. 19.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) making a picture of it (c) studying when sleepy (d) linking to what you know
21. 21.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
22. 22.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
23. 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) skipping revision (d) reviewing after a week
24. 24.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) studying when sleepy (c) cramming the last night (d) testing yourself
25. 25.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing after a week (d) studying when sleepy
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
28. 28.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) one long session only (c) skipping revision (d) linking to what you know
30. 30.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) cramming the last night (d) a good night’s sleep
32. 32.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it slows down (d) it speeds up
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) never testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) using it in a sum
35. 35.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.📅 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?
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) explaining to a friend (c) studying when sleepy (d) learning without meaning
38. 38.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it

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