Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 751 · 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 forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you are not smart (b) memory is broken (c) you should give up (d) you need a review
2. 2.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) the exam night (c) next month (d) never
3. 3.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) it speeds up (b) you forget more (c) nothing changes (d) it slows down
4. 4.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.📅 You learn a Hindi poem 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?
6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) making a picture of it (b) linking to what you know (c) explaining to a friend (d) never testing yourself
7. 7.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) making a picture of it (c) cramming the last night (d) testing yourself
9. 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) making a picture of it (c) skipping revision (d) testing yourself
10. 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) using it in a sum (c) linking to what you know (d) one long session only
11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing after a week (d) using it in a sum
12. 12.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) in the first day or two (b) after ten years (c) only in exams (d) never
13. 13.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) we never forget (b) we forget fast at first (c) forgetting starts late (d) memory is fixed
14. 14.True or false: “never testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
15. 15.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
16. 16.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
17. 17.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) explaining to a friend (b) using it in a sum (c) studying when sleepy (d) reviewing the next day
19. 19.True or false: “cramming the last night” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
20. 20.True or false: “studying when sleepy” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
21. 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) testing yourself (b) a good night’s sleep (c) using it in a sum (d) learning without meaning
22. 22.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
23. 23.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) never testing yourself (c) testing yourself (d) learning without meaning
24. 24.True or false: “never testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
25. 25.True or false: “using it in a sum” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
26. 26.True or false: “reviewing the next day” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
27. 27.📅 You learn the 7 times table on day 2. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
28. 28.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reading it once only (b) a good night’s sleep (c) reviewing after a week (d) reviewing the next day
29. 29.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) reading it once only (c) reviewing after a week (d) skipping revision
31. 31.True or false: “studying when sleepy” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
32. 32.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
34. 34.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 6. You review 1 day later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
35. 35.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 2. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 8 days after that. On which day is your third review?
36. 36.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
37. 37.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
38. 38.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) cramming the last night (d) reviewing the next day
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) cramming the last night (c) one long session only (d) testing yourself
40. 40.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) cramming the last night (c) reviewing after a week (d) using it in a sum

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