Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 59 · 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.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) you forget more (c) nothing changes (d) it speeds up
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) making a picture of it (d) testing yourself
3. 3.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
5. 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
6. 6.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) memory is fixed (c) forgetting starts late (d) we never forget
7. 7.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) today or tomorrow (c) never (d) next month
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing the next day (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reading it once only
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
10. 10.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) cramming the last night (c) studying when sleepy (d) linking to what you know
13. 13.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
14. 14.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) using it in a sum (c) learning without meaning (d) explaining to a friend
16. 16.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) after ten years (c) never (d) in the first day or two
17. 17.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) studying when sleepy (d) reviewing the next day
19. 19.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reviewing after a week (b) one long session only (c) learning without meaning (d) skipping revision
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) testing yourself (c) reviewing after a week (d) studying when sleepy
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) studying when sleepy (c) reviewing after a week (d) never testing yourself
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
25. 25.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reviewing after a week (c) skipping revision (d) using it in a sum
27. 27.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
30. 30.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) memory is broken (c) you need a review (d) you are not smart
32. 32.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) never testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) using it in a sum
34. 34.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) using it in a sum (c) learning without meaning (d) linking to what you know
35. 35.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
36. 36.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
37. 37.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
40. 40.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True

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