Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 558 · 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: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) nothing changes
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) learning without meaning (c) cramming the last night (d) one long session only
4. 4.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) next month (c) today or tomorrow (d) the exam night
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) skipping revision
6. 6.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) skipping revision (c) linking to what you know (d) studying when sleepy
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reviewing the next day (c) explaining to a friend (d) skipping revision
8. 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) explaining to a friend (c) cramming the last night (d) skipping revision
9. 9.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
11. 11.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) one long session only (c) reading it once only (d) cramming the last night
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) skipping revision (c) explaining to a friend (d) never testing yourself
14. 14.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) never testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reviewing after a week
15. 15.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reading it once only (c) linking to what you know (d) explaining to a friend
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) reading it once only (c) linking to what you know (d) cramming the last night
20. 20.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) explaining to a friend (c) learning without meaning (d) making a picture of it
22. 22.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) never (c) in the first day or two (d) after ten years
23. 23.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) forgetting starts late (c) we forget fast at first (d) memory is fixed
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.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
27. 27.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
28. 28.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) studying when sleepy (c) never testing yourself (d) a good night’s sleep
30. 30.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
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: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) reviewing the next day (c) testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
34. 34.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) never testing yourself (c) using it in a sum (d) learning without meaning
35. 35.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) one long session only
36. 36.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
37. 37.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
38. 38.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) making a picture of it (c) never testing yourself (d) a good night’s sleep
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it

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