Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 849 · 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: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
3. 3.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we never forget (c) we forget fast at first (d) forgetting starts late
4. 4.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) memory is broken (c) you need a review (d) you should give up
5. 5.📉 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
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) explaining to a friend
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
8. 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) a good night’s sleep (c) one long session only (d) skipping revision
9. 9.📅 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?
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing after a week (d) testing yourself
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) testing yourself (d) reviewing after a week
12. 12.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
13. 13.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
14. 14.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) it slows down (c) nothing changes (d) you forget more
15. 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
17. 17.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) reading it once only (c) studying when sleepy (d) reviewing the next day
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) making a picture of it (c) a good night’s sleep (d) learning without meaning
20. 20.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📉 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
22. 22.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) using it in a sum (c) learning without meaning (d) explaining to a friend
23. 23.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
24. 24.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
25. 25.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
27. 27.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing the next day (c) a good night’s sleep (d) testing yourself
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
29. 29.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
30. 30.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
31. 31.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
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) skipping revision (b) cramming the last night (c) a good night’s sleep (d) one long session only
34. 34.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
35. 35.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
37. 37.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) never testing yourself (c) making a picture of it (d) testing yourself
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) one long session only (c) skipping revision (d) reviewing after a week
39. 39.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
40. 40.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True

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