Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

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

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