Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 299 · 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) one long session only (b) making a picture of it (c) reviewing the next day (d) explaining to a friend
2. 2.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) we never forget (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
5. 5.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
6. 6.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
8. 8.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) never testing yourself (d) reading it once only
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
10. 10.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) studying when sleepy (c) one long session only (d) a good night’s sleep
12. 12.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) memory is broken (c) you are not smart (d) you need a review
13. 13.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reading it once only (c) learning without meaning (d) one long session only
14. 14.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) making a picture of it (c) a good night’s sleep (d) skipping revision
15. 15.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
16. 16.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing the next day (c) studying when sleepy (d) making a picture of it
18. 18.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
20. 20.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) in the first day or two (b) only in exams (c) after ten years (d) never
21. 21.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
22. 22.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
23. 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) skipping revision (c) studying when sleepy (d) reviewing the next day
24. 24.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
25. 25.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) cramming the last night (b) testing yourself (c) reviewing after a week (d) a good night’s sleep
26. 26.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it slows down (b) you forget more (c) nothing changes (d) it speeds up
28. 28.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing after a week (d) testing yourself
30. 30.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) making a picture of it (c) learning without meaning (d) never testing yourself
31. 31.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) explaining to a friend (b) skipping revision (c) one long session only (d) never testing yourself
32. 32.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) next month (c) today or tomorrow (d) never
33. 33.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) never testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) a good night’s sleep
35. 35.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) reviewing the next day (c) studying when sleepy (d) using it in a sum
37. 37.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
40. 40.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False

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