Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 145 · 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 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
2. 2.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
3. 3.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
4. 4.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) in the first day or two (b) never (c) only in exams (d) after ten years
5. 5.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) studying when sleepy (d) reading it once only
6. 6.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) forgetting starts late (c) memory is fixed (d) we forget fast at first
7. 7.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) skipping revision (b) linking to what you know (c) making a picture of it (d) reviewing after a week
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
9. 9.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) never testing yourself (c) reviewing after a week (d) using it in a sum
10. 10.📉 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
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
12. 12.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
13. 13.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
15. 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
16. 16.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 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.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reading it once only (c) making a picture of it (d) using it in a sum
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) skipping revision (c) studying when sleepy (d) explaining to a friend
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) explaining to a friend (c) a good night’s sleep (d) one long session only
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
24. 24.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
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.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
28. 28.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
30. 30.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) reviewing the next day (c) reading it once only (d) testing yourself
32. 32.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) testing yourself (b) studying when sleepy (c) never testing yourself (d) one long session only
33. 33.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) you forget more (c) nothing changes (d) it speeds up
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) studying when sleepy (c) linking to what you know (d) skipping revision
35. 35.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) never (c) next month (d) today or tomorrow
36. 36.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
37. 37.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
38. 38.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade

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