Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 615 · 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 five state capitals on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
2. 2.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) skipping revision (c) studying when sleepy (d) making a picture of it
3. 3.📉 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
4. 4.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) skipping revision (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing the next day (d) a good night’s sleep
5. 5.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing the next day (d) one long session only
6. 6.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) next month (c) today or tomorrow (d) never
7. 7.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) we never forget
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) reading it once only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) learning without meaning
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
11. 11.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) linking to what you know (c) learning without meaning (d) using it in a sum
13. 13.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reviewing after a week (c) cramming the last night (d) linking to what you know
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
15. 15.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) never testing yourself (b) reviewing after a week (c) linking to what you know (d) a good night’s sleep
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
17. 17.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
18. 18.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
20. 20.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) linking to what you know (c) reading it once only (d) cramming the last night
21. 21.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) after ten years (c) in the first day or two (d) only in exams
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) cramming the last night
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
24. 24.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
26. 26.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) studying when sleepy (c) skipping revision (d) reviewing after a week
27. 27.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) reviewing the next day (c) studying when sleepy (d) one long session only
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing after a week (c) reviewing the next day (d) making a picture of it
29. 29.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it speeds up (c) it slows down (d) nothing changes
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
32. 32.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
33. 33.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) one long session only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) linking to what you know
35. 35.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing after a week (c) testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
36. 36.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) making a picture of it (c) testing yourself (d) never testing yourself
38. 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
39. 39.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) a good night’s sleep (c) testing yourself (d) studying when sleepy
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) skipping revision (d) using it in a sum

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