Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 648 · 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) next month (b) never (c) the exam night (d) today or tomorrow
2. 2.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
4. 4.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) studying when sleepy (c) testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
6. 6.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) never testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) one long session only
8. 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) making a picture of it (b) reading it once only (c) never testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
9. 9.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reading it once only (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing the next day (d) making a picture of it
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) skipping revision (c) testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
13. 13.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) only in exams (c) after ten years (d) in the first day or two
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) making a picture of it (c) reviewing the next day (d) skipping revision
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) explaining to a friend (c) studying when sleepy (d) using it in a sum
16. 16.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we never forget (c) we forget fast at first (d) forgetting starts late
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
18. 18.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you need a review (c) memory is broken (d) you should give up
20. 20.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) nothing changes (c) it speeds up (d) you forget more
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) learning without meaning (d) a good night’s sleep
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) never testing yourself (c) testing yourself (d) reviewing after a week
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
24. 24.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) one long session only (b) making a picture of it (c) testing yourself (d) linking to what you know
25. 25.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reading it once only (c) explaining to a friend (d) testing yourself
27. 27.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
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 the 7 times table 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?
30. 30.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) one long session only (c) explaining to a friend (d) never testing yourself
32. 32.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) cramming the last night (c) explaining to a friend (d) learning without meaning
34. 34.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
35. 35.📅 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?
36. 36.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade

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