Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 228 · 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) using it in a sum (b) one long session only (c) reviewing after a week (d) explaining to a friend
2. 2.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) skipping revision (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing after a week
5. 5.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
6. 6.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) never (c) the exam night (d) today or tomorrow
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
9. 9.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) linking to what you know (c) studying when sleepy (d) making a picture of it
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
12. 12.📉 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
13. 13.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) memory is broken (b) you should give up (c) you are not smart (d) you need a review
14. 14.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) one long session only (c) cramming the last night (d) making a picture of it
16. 16.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) explaining to a friend (c) testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
19. 19.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it slows down (c) nothing changes (d) it speeds up
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
21. 21.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
22. 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
23. 23.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
24. 24.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 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) reading it once only (b) testing yourself (c) reviewing the next day (d) reviewing after a week
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) linking to what you know (c) testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
27. 27.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) never testing yourself
28. 28.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
29. 29.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) explaining to a friend
30. 30.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) reviewing after a week (c) one long session only (d) learning without meaning
31. 31.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) skipping revision (c) cramming the last night (d) a good night’s sleep
32. 32.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) studying when sleepy (c) cramming the last night (d) making a picture of it
33. 33.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📅 You learn a Hindi poem 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?
36. 36.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) never testing yourself (c) reviewing after a week (d) a good night’s sleep
37. 37.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
38. 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
39. 39.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
40. 40.📅 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?

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