Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 400 · 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: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
2. 2.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) you forget more (c) it slows down (d) nothing changes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) a good night’s sleep (c) learning without meaning (d) making a picture of it
4. 4.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
5. 5.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you should give up (c) you need a review (d) you are not smart
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
7. 7.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) using it in a sum (c) one long session only (d) a good night’s sleep
8. 8.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) explaining to a friend (c) one long session only (d) learning without meaning
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) cramming the last night (c) linking to what you know (d) testing yourself
11. 11.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
13. 13.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) linking to what you know (c) using it in a sum (d) learning without meaning
14. 14.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) forgetting starts late (c) we never forget (d) we forget fast at first
15. 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) learning without meaning (c) never testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
17. 17.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
19. 19.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing the next day
21. 21.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
22. 22.📉 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing the next day (d) reading it once only
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) cramming the last night (d) linking to what you know
25. 25.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
28. 28.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) cramming the last night (b) explaining to a friend (c) a good night’s sleep (d) testing yourself
29. 29.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) a good night’s sleep (d) studying when sleepy
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) a good night’s sleep (c) one long session only (d) skipping revision
33. 33.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
34. 34.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) reviewing the next day
35. 35.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing the next day (c) making a picture of it (d) never testing yourself
38. 38.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) after ten years (c) only in exams (d) in the first day or two
39. 39.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) studying when sleepy (b) using it in a sum (c) a good night’s sleep (d) testing yourself
40. 40.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True

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