Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 345 · 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 helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) studying when sleepy (c) one long session only (d) testing yourself
2. 2.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) learning without meaning (b) reviewing the next day (c) testing yourself (d) making a picture of it
3. 3.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
5. 5.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) skipping revision (c) one long session only (d) reviewing after a week
7. 7.📉 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
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) using it in a sum (c) reviewing after a week (d) cramming the last night
9. 9.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
10. 10.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) reviewing the next day (c) reviewing after a week (d) testing yourself
12. 12.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
13. 13.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) next month (c) never (d) the exam night
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) one long session only (d) reviewing after a week
15. 15.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) never testing yourself (c) using it in a sum (d) skipping revision
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
18. 18.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
19. 19.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we forget fast at first (c) we never forget (d) forgetting starts late
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) linking to what you know (d) reading it once only
21. 21.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) skipping revision (c) using it in a sum (d) one long session only
22. 22.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) you forget more (d) it slows down
24. 24.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) reviewing the next day (c) never testing yourself (d) linking to what you know
26. 26.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) never testing yourself (c) making a picture of it (d) one long session only
28. 28.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) a good night’s sleep (c) skipping revision (d) reviewing after a week
29. 29.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) one long session only (d) linking to what you know
30. 30.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) memory is broken (c) you need a review (d) you should give up
31. 31.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
32. 32.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) skipping revision (c) making a picture of it (d) learning without meaning
34. 34.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
35. 35.📅 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?
36. 36.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
37. 37.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
38. 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
39. 39.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it

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