Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 643 · 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 do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) never (c) in the first day or two (d) only in exams
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing after a week
4. 4.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you need a review (c) you should give up (d) you are not smart
5. 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
6. 6.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we forget fast at first (c) we never forget (d) memory is fixed
7. 7.📅 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?
8. 8.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) making a picture of it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) studying when sleepy (c) reading it once only (d) making a picture of it
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
12. 12.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing the next day (c) one long session only (d) linking to what you know
13. 13.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) making a picture of it (c) reviewing the next day (d) never testing yourself
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) reading it once only (d) cramming the last night
15. 15.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
16. 16.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
17. 17.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
19. 19.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) using it in a sum (c) making a picture of it (d) cramming the last night
20. 20.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) cramming the last night (c) never testing yourself (d) a good night’s sleep
21. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
22. 22.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
24. 24.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) cramming the last night (c) never testing yourself (d) using it in a sum
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) explaining to a friend (c) reading it once only (d) never testing yourself
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) skipping revision (d) making a picture of it
27. 27.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
29. 29.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
30. 30.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) a good night’s sleep
32. 32.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) learning without meaning (c) explaining to a friend (d) linking to what you know
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) reviewing after a week (c) linking to what you know (d) cramming the last night
35. 35.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
36. 36.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) next month (c) the exam night (d) today or tomorrow
37. 37.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) never testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) one long session only
38. 38.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) testing yourself (d) a good night’s sleep
40. 40.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) nothing changes

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