Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 710 · 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 history timeline on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 3 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) only in exams (c) in the first day or two (d) never
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
5. 5.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
6. 6.📅 You learn the water cycle 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?
7. 7.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) a good night’s sleep (c) skipping revision (d) cramming the last night
9. 9.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) using it in a sum (c) reading it once only (d) reviewing the next day
10. 10.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 1. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
11. 11.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) learning without meaning (b) using it in a sum (c) reviewing the next day (d) testing yourself
12. 12.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) skipping revision (c) learning without meaning (d) linking to what you know
13. 13.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
14. 14.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
15. 15.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) we never forget (c) we forget fast at first (d) memory is fixed
16. 16.📉 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
17. 17.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) making a picture of it (b) one long session only (c) reading it once only (d) studying when sleepy
18. 18.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
19. 19.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) it speeds up (c) you forget more (d) it slows down
20. 20.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 3. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
21. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
22. 22.True or false: “skipping revision” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
23. 23.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
24. 24.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) learning without meaning (c) reviewing after a week (d) studying when sleepy
25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) explaining to a friend (c) learning without meaning (d) linking to what you know
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) using it in a sum (c) making a picture of it (d) skipping revision
27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) a good night’s sleep (c) using it in a sum (d) reviewing the next day
28. 28.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing after a week (b) cramming the last night (c) a good night’s sleep (d) making a picture of it
29. 29.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
30. 30.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) cramming the last night (c) one long session only (d) using it in a sum
31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) testing yourself (c) reading it once only (d) a good night’s sleep
32. 32.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
33. 33.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
34. 34.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) you should give up (c) you are not smart (d) memory is broken
35. 35.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
36. 36.📅 You learn 12 new spellings 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?
37. 37.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) reading it once only (b) reviewing the next day (c) cramming the last night (d) studying when sleepy
38. 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
39. 39.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
40. 40.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True

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