Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 688 · 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 10 science words 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?
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) making a picture of it (c) testing yourself (d) explaining to a friend
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) skipping revision (c) linking to what you know (d) learning without meaning
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.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
6. 6.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) cramming the last night (b) a good night’s sleep (c) making a picture of it (d) using it in a sum
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) linking to what you know (c) reviewing the next day (d) reading it once only
9. 9.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) never (b) in the first day or two (c) after ten years (d) only in exams
10. 10.True or false: “making a picture of it” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
11. 11.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reading it once only (d) never testing yourself
12. 12.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) making a picture of it (c) never testing yourself (d) skipping revision
13. 13.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) never (c) next month (d) today or tomorrow
14. 14.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
15. 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) one long session only
16. 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) using it in a sum (c) learning without meaning (d) testing yourself
17. 17.True or false: “learning without meaning” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
19. 19.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
21. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
22. 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) one long session only (c) never testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
24. 24.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) skipping revision (b) reviewing the next day (c) never testing yourself (d) reading it once only
25. 25.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
26. 26.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
27. 27.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) testing yourself (c) using it in a sum (d) learning without meaning
28. 28.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
29. 29.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) reviewing after a week (c) one long session only (d) a good night’s sleep
30. 30.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
31. 31.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) linking to what you know (c) reading it once only (d) skipping revision
33. 33.📅 You learn a history timeline 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?
34. 34.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
35. 35.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) we forget fast at first (c) memory is fixed (d) forgetting starts late
36. 36.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reading it once only (d) testing yourself
37. 37.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.📅 You learn the 7 times table 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?
39. 39.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
40. 40.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?

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