Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 41 · 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.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
3. 3.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
5. 5.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing the next day (d) reading it once only
7. 7.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reading it once only (c) learning without meaning (d) skipping revision
8. 8.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) a good night’s sleep (c) making a picture of it (d) learning without meaning
9. 9.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
11. 11.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
14. 14.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) using it in a sum (c) linking to what you know (d) studying when sleepy
15. 15.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we never forget (c) memory is fixed (d) we forget fast at first
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) using it in a sum (c) one long session only (d) testing yourself
18. 18.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) skipping revision (d) testing yourself
19. 19.📉 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
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
21. 21.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) skipping revision (c) testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) using it in a sum (c) explaining to a friend (d) skipping revision
23. 23.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) nothing changes (c) it speeds up (d) you forget more
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
26. 26.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
29. 29.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) today or tomorrow (c) the exam night (d) never
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing the next day (d) reading it once only
31. 31.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) cramming the last night (b) testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) reviewing the next day
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
33. 33.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) explaining to a friend (c) studying when sleepy (d) a good night’s sleep
36. 36.📉 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
37. 37.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📅 You learn a history timeline 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) learning without meaning (c) skipping revision (d) testing yourself
40. 40.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) skipping revision (c) studying when sleepy (d) cramming the last night

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