Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 224 · 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 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) never testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) using it in a sum
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
4. 4.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) one long session only (c) linking to what you know (d) studying when sleepy
5. 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) explaining to a friend (c) a good night’s sleep (d) learning without meaning
6. 6.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) next month (c) the exam night (d) today or tomorrow
7. 7.📅 You learn a Hindi poem 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?
8. 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) reviewing the next day (c) skipping revision (d) one long session only
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) a good night’s sleep (c) one long session only (d) reading it once only
10. 10.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) never testing yourself (c) reviewing after a week (d) cramming the last night
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
13. 13.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
14. 14.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) cramming the last night (b) linking to what you know (c) a good night’s sleep (d) explaining to a friend
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing the next day (c) one long session only (d) learning without meaning
16. 16.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
17. 17.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
18. 18.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
20. 20.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) a good night’s sleep (c) testing yourself (d) studying when sleepy
21. 21.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
22. 22.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) never testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) studying when sleepy
23. 23.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) in the first day or two (b) only in exams (c) never (d) after ten years
24. 24.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
25. 25.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) testing yourself (c) linking to what you know (d) learning without meaning
26. 26.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
27. 27.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
28. 28.📉 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
29. 29.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) we never forget (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
32. 32.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing the next day (c) reading it once only (d) making a picture of it
33. 33.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
34. 34.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
35. 35.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) explaining to a friend (d) a good night’s sleep
37. 37.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) explaining to a friend (c) cramming the last night (d) never testing yourself

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