Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 365 · 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 is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) never (c) the exam night (d) today or tomorrow
2. 2.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
4. 4.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) making a picture of it (c) never testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
5. 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
7. 7.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) never testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reading it once only
8. 8.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
10. 10.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
12. 12.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) reading it once only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reviewing after a week
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reviewing after a week (c) skipping revision (d) using it in a sum
17. 17.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) linking to what you know (c) testing yourself (d) skipping revision
19. 19.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) never (c) only in exams (d) in the first day or two
20. 20.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) skipping revision
21. 21.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you need a review (c) you should give up (d) you are not smart
22. 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
23. 23.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
24. 24.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
25. 25.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) nothing changes (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
26. 26.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reading it once only (b) making a picture of it (c) using it in a sum (d) testing yourself
28. 28.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) skipping revision (c) explaining to a friend (d) never testing yourself
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) making a picture of it (c) cramming the last night (d) never testing yourself
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) cramming the last night (c) studying when sleepy (d) skipping revision
32. 32.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) memory is fixed (c) we forget fast at first (d) we never forget
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) a good night’s sleep (c) studying when sleepy (d) never testing yourself
35. 35.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.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
37. 37.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?

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