Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 647 · 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.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) nothing changes (c) it slows down (d) you forget more
2. 2.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
3. 3.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
5. 5.True or false: “reviewing the next day” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
8. 8.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
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.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
11. 11.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
12. 12.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
13. 13.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) using it in a sum (d) studying when sleepy
15. 15.📅 You learn five state capitals on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) explaining to a friend (c) linking to what you know (d) reviewing the next day
17. 17.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) studying when sleepy (c) a good night’s sleep (d) one long session only
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) testing yourself (c) a good night’s sleep (d) cramming the last night
19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) skipping revision (c) cramming the last night (d) reviewing after a week
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) studying when sleepy (c) never testing yourself (d) cramming the last night
21. 21.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) testing yourself (c) one long session only (d) making a picture of it
22. 22.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 4. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
23. 23.📅 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?
24. 24.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
25. 25.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
26. 26.True or false: “reading it once only” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.True or false: “reading it once only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) linking to what you know (c) testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
30. 30.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) after ten years (c) in the first day or two (d) only in exams
31. 31.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) making a picture of it (b) linking to what you know (c) reading it once only (d) testing yourself
32. 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) testing yourself (d) reading it once only
33. 33.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) next month (b) never (c) today or tomorrow (d) the exam night
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.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
36. 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) linking to what you know (d) one long session only
37. 37.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) skipping revision (c) linking to what you know (d) learning without meaning
38. 38.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you should give up (b) you need a review (c) you are not smart (d) memory is broken
39. 39.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade

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