Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 349 · 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 do we forget the most of something new? (a) in the first day or two (b) only in exams (c) never (d) after ten years
2. 2.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
3. 3.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) making a picture of it (d) reviewing after a week
5. 5.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
7. 7.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) reading it once only (c) linking to what you know (d) cramming the last night
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) linking to what you know (c) one long session only (d) reading it once only
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) never testing yourself (c) using it in a sum (d) skipping revision
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) testing yourself (c) skipping revision (d) reading it once only
12. 12.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) cramming the last night (b) making a picture of it (c) testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
13. 13.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
15. 15.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) it slows down (c) you forget more (d) it speeds up
16. 16.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) learning without meaning (c) explaining to a friend (d) reading it once only
17. 17.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
18. 18.True or false: “cramming the last night” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
19. 19.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
21. 21.📅 You learn the parts of a flower 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?
22. 22.📉 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
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing the next day (c) skipping revision (d) learning without meaning
24. 24.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) forgetting starts late (c) we forget fast at first (d) we never forget
26. 26.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
27. 27.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing the next day (d) skipping revision
28. 28.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
29. 29.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) reviewing after a week (c) reading it once only (d) one long session only
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) a good night’s sleep (c) linking to what you know (d) one long session only
32. 32.📅 You learn the parts of a flower on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 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) one long session only (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reading it once only (d) skipping revision
34. 34.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) skipping revision (c) cramming the last night (d) reading it once only
36. 36.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
37. 37.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) next month (c) today or tomorrow (d) the exam night
39. 39.📅 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?
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade

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