Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 500 · 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) after ten years (b) only in exams (c) in the first day or two (d) never
2. 2.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing the next day (c) making a picture of it (d) reading it once only
3. 3.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
4. 4.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
5. 5.📅 You learn a Hindi poem 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?
6. 6.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) linking to what you know (c) cramming the last night (d) a good night’s sleep
7. 7.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 4. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) making a picture of it (c) testing yourself (d) reviewing after a week
9. 9.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) a good night’s sleep (c) cramming the last night (d) never testing yourself
10. 10.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
11. 11.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) testing yourself (c) cramming the last night (d) never testing yourself
12. 12.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) reading it once only (c) learning without meaning (d) testing yourself
15. 15.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) skipping revision (c) making a picture of it (d) cramming the last night
16. 16.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) forgetting starts late (c) memory is fixed (d) we forget fast at first
17. 17.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) reviewing the next day (c) linking to what you know (d) one long session only
19. 19.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
21. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: learning without meaning? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
22. 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) reviewing after a week (c) studying when sleepy (d) learning without meaning
23. 23.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
24. 24.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) you forget more (c) it slows down (d) it speeds up
25. 25.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) explaining to a friend (c) cramming the last night (d) one long session only
27. 27.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) testing yourself (c) never testing yourself (d) a good night’s sleep
28. 28.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) you should give up (c) memory is broken (d) you need a review
29. 29.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 5. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
30. 30.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
31. 31.📅 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?
32. 32.🔍 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
33. 33.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing the next day (d) reading it once only
34. 34.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing after a week (d) cramming the last night
36. 36.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) using it in a sum (b) testing yourself (c) explaining to a friend (d) reading it once only
38. 38.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) skipping revision (c) reviewing the next day (d) explaining to a friend
40. 40.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?

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