Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 976 · 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) never (b) only in exams (c) after ten years (d) in the first day or two
2. 2.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) we never forget (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) studying when sleepy (d) one long session only
4. 4.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) one long session only (b) explaining to a friend (c) using it in a sum (d) testing yourself
5. 5.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) cramming the last night (c) a good night’s sleep (d) making a picture of it
7. 7.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) using it in a sum (c) making a picture of it (d) one long session only
9. 9.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📅 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?
11. 11.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
12. 12.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
13. 13.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) using it in a sum (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing after a week
14. 14.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
16. 16.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) studying when sleepy (c) testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
20. 20.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
22. 22.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) today or tomorrow (c) next month (d) never
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) using it in a sum (c) studying when sleepy (d) explaining to a friend
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
25. 25.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) reading it once only
26. 26.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) nothing changes
27. 27.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) making a picture of it (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reading it once only
28. 28.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
30. 30.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
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) linking to what you know (b) reading it once only (c) one long session only (d) learning without meaning
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) never testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) reading it once only
35. 35.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
36. 36.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) skipping revision (d) reviewing the next day
39. 39.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) learning without meaning (c) one long session only (d) explaining to a friend
40. 40.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) making a picture of it (c) studying when sleepy (d) explaining to a friend

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