Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

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

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