Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 311 · 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.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) today or tomorrow (c) the exam night (d) next month
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) reviewing after a week (c) testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
3. 3.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
4. 4.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
5. 5.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
6. 6.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
7. 7.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) never (c) after ten years (d) in the first day or two
9. 9.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
10. 10.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we forget fast at first (b) forgetting starts late (c) we never forget (d) memory is fixed
12. 12.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) a good night’s sleep (d) studying when sleepy
14. 14.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) one long session only (d) explaining to a friend
15. 15.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it slows down (c) nothing changes (d) it speeds up
16. 16.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) you are not smart (c) memory is broken (d) you need a review
17. 17.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing the next day (c) testing yourself (d) one long session only
18. 18.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
20. 20.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
22. 22.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) reading it once only (d) using it in a sum
23. 23.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reading it once only (c) making a picture of it (d) linking to what you know
24. 24.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
25. 25.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
26. 26.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) skipping revision (b) reviewing the next day (c) reviewing after a week (d) making a picture of it
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) linking to what you know (c) using it in a sum (d) cramming the last night
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) explaining to a friend
29. 29.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) cramming the last night (c) making a picture of it (d) using it in a sum
30. 30.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) testing yourself (c) studying when sleepy (d) reading it once only
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) testing yourself (c) linking to what you know (d) using it in a sum
32. 32.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) one long session only (c) linking to what you know (d) skipping revision
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
35. 35.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) studying when sleepy (d) linking to what you know
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) studying when sleepy (c) one long session only (d) cramming the last night
38. 38.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing the next day (d) never testing yourself
40. 40.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False

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