Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 369 · 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.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📅 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?
3. 3.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) forgetting starts late (c) memory is fixed (d) we never forget
4. 4.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) explaining to a friend (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
7. 7.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) making a picture of it (c) one long session only (d) a good night’s sleep
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) learning without meaning (c) skipping revision (d) never testing yourself
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) explaining to a friend (c) one long session only (d) cramming the last night
13. 13.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you should give up (c) you are not smart (d) you need a review
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.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) making a picture of it (c) studying when sleepy (d) reading it once only
18. 18.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
19. 19.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
21. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
22. 22.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) only in exams (c) after ten years (d) in the first day or two
23. 23.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
24. 24.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) the exam night (c) never (d) next month
25. 25.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) one long session only (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing the next day (d) making a picture of it
27. 27.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) explaining to a friend (c) a good night’s sleep (d) using it in a sum
30. 30.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) one long session only (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing after a week
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) one long session only (c) never testing yourself (d) skipping revision
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
35. 35.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
36. 36.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
37. 37.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
38. 38.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📅 You learn a Hindi poem 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?

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