Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 279 · 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 a Hindi poem on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) explaining to a friend (d) never testing yourself
3. 3.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it speeds up (d) it slows down
4. 4.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) next month (c) never (d) today or tomorrow
6. 6.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
7. 7.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we never forget (c) forgetting starts late (d) we forget fast at first
8. 8.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
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.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
11. 11.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
12. 12.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) using it in a sum (c) reading it once only (d) a good night’s sleep
13. 13.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
15. 15.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing after a week (c) reviewing the next day (d) cramming the last night
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: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
19. 19.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) only in exams (c) in the first day or two (d) after ten years
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing after a week (c) a good night’s sleep (d) skipping revision
21. 21.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) skipping revision (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing after a week (d) linking to what you know
22. 22.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
23. 23.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) a good night’s sleep (c) cramming the last night (d) learning without meaning
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) studying when sleepy (d) reading it once only
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
28. 28.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) testing yourself (c) reviewing after a week (d) one long session only
29. 29.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) explaining to a friend (c) studying when sleepy (d) testing yourself
30. 30.📅 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?
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reviewing the next day (c) learning without meaning (d) a good night’s sleep
33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing the next day (d) one long session only
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reading it once only (c) a good night’s sleep (d) testing yourself
35. 35.📉 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
36. 36.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) cramming the last night (c) one long session only (d) reading it once only
37. 37.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
38. 38.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
40. 40.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True

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