Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

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

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