Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

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

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