Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 237 · 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.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
2. 2.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) we never forget (c) forgetting starts late (d) memory is fixed
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) linking to what you know (c) using it in a sum (d) reading it once only
4. 4.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
6. 6.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) studying when sleepy (c) a good night’s sleep (d) never testing yourself
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing the next day (d) one long session only
9. 9.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
10. 10.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
12. 12.📉 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
13. 13.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) one long session only (b) making a picture of it (c) explaining to a friend (d) linking to what you know
14. 14.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) memory is broken (c) you should give up (d) you need a review
15. 15.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
16. 16.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
17. 17.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
19. 19.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) linking to what you know (b) studying when sleepy (c) one long session only (d) skipping revision
20. 20.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
21. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
22. 22.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) a good night’s sleep (c) making a picture of it (d) studying when sleepy
23. 23.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
24. 24.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing the next day
26. 26.📅 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?
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
28. 28.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) studying when sleepy (d) explaining to a friend
29. 29.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) you forget more (d) it slows down
30. 30.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
31. 31.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
32. 32.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) skipping revision (c) testing yourself (d) never testing yourself
33. 33.📉 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
34. 34.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
36. 36.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
37. 37.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) cramming the last night (c) a good night’s sleep (d) reviewing the next day
38. 38.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
40. 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) skipping revision (c) never testing yourself (d) making a picture of it

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