Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 513 · 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) today or tomorrow (b) the exam night (c) next month (d) never
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) skipping revision (c) one long session only (d) studying when sleepy
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing after a week (d) explaining to a friend
5. 5.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
6. 6.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
7. 7.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing the next day (c) one long session only (d) testing yourself
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) never testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
10. 10.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) using it in a sum (c) learning without meaning (d) skipping revision
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
14. 14.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) studying when sleepy (c) linking to what you know (d) learning without meaning
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) explaining to a friend (b) one long session only (c) skipping revision (d) studying when sleepy
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
17. 17.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
20. 20.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) reading it once only (c) cramming the last night (d) reviewing the next day
22. 22.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) cramming the last night (c) testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
23. 23.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) linking to what you know (c) skipping revision (d) reviewing after a week
24. 24.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) learning without meaning (c) never testing yourself (d) using it in a sum
25. 25.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
26. 26.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
27. 27.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📉 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
29. 29.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) reviewing after a week (c) studying when sleepy (d) reading it once only
30. 30.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
34. 34.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) using it in a sum (c) one long session only (d) reviewing after a week
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) explaining to a friend
36. 36.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
37. 37.📉 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
38. 38.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) learning without meaning (b) testing yourself (c) using it in a sum (d) explaining to a friend
39. 39.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) forgetting starts late (c) we forget fast at first (d) we never forget

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