Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 364 · 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.📅 You learn a Hindi poem 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?
2. 2.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) after ten years (b) never (c) only in exams (d) in the first day or two
3. 3.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) studying when sleepy (d) testing yourself
4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing after a week (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing the next day
5. 5.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) never (b) the exam night (c) today or tomorrow (d) next month
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: skipping revision? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
7. 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) learning without meaning (c) skipping revision (d) cramming the last night
8. 8.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) using it in a sum (c) cramming the last night (d) reviewing the next day
9. 9.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
12. 12.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) reading it once only (c) using it in a sum (d) cramming the last night
14. 14.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) studying when sleepy (c) one long session only (d) using it in a sum
16. 16.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) reviewing after a week (c) one long session only (d) a good night’s sleep
17. 17.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) learning without meaning (b) reviewing after a week (c) testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) skipping revision (c) cramming the last night (d) explaining to a friend
20. 20.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it slows down (c) it speeds up (d) nothing changes
21. 21.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you need a review (c) you should give up (d) memory is broken
22. 22.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
23. 23.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) using it in a sum (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reading it once only (d) explaining to a friend
24. 24.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
25. 25.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
26. 26.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
27. 27.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) studying when sleepy (c) reviewing the next day (d) linking to what you know
29. 29.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) making a picture of it (c) using it in a sum (d) skipping revision
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) one long session only (c) cramming the last night (d) reviewing the next day
34. 34.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) never testing yourself (c) learning without meaning (d) making a picture of it
35. 35.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
36. 36.📅 You learn a Hindi poem 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?
37. 37.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
39. 39.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
40. 40.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we forget fast at first (c) forgetting starts late (d) we never forget

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