Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 85 · 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.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) making a picture of it (c) using it in a sum (d) skipping revision
2. 2.📉 You forgot something you learned last week. That means… (a) you need a review (b) memory is broken (c) you are not smart (d) you should give up
3. 3.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
4. 4.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) studying when sleepy (b) using it in a sum (c) skipping revision (d) reading it once only
5. 5.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) the exam night (b) next month (c) never (d) today or tomorrow
6. 6.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
7. 7.True or false: “explaining to a friend” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) skipping revision (b) reviewing after a week (c) never testing yourself (d) reading it once only
9. 9.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) a good night’s sleep (b) using it in a sum (c) making a picture of it (d) one long session only
10. 10.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
11. 11.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: making a picture of it? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
12. 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) explaining to a friend (c) a good night’s sleep (d) studying when sleepy
13. 13.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) forgetting starts late (b) memory is fixed (c) we never forget (d) we forget fast at first
14. 14.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) cramming the last night (b) studying when sleepy (c) reviewing the next day (d) skipping revision
15. 15.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: explaining to a friend? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
16. 16.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) learning without meaning (b) studying when sleepy (c) cramming the last night (d) testing yourself
17. 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) learning without meaning (b) reviewing the next day (c) explaining to a friend (d) making a picture of it
18. 18.True or false: “one long session only” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.True or false: “making a picture of it” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
20. 20.True or false: “reviewing after a week” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
21. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing after a week? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
22. 22.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) linking to what you know (b) reviewing the next day (c) explaining to a friend (d) reading it once only
23. 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) linking to what you know (b) explaining to a friend (c) reviewing the next day (d) one long session only
24. 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) explaining to a friend (c) reading it once only (d) cramming the last night
25. 25.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) cramming the last night (c) learning without meaning (d) linking to what you know
26. 26.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) making a picture of it (b) skipping revision (c) studying when sleepy (d) reading it once only
27. 27.📅 You learn 10 science words 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?
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one long session only (b) reading it once only (c) testing yourself (d) never testing yourself
29. 29.True or false: “linking to what you know” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
30. 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) making a picture of it (c) cramming the last night (d) linking to what you know
31. 31.📅 You learn a Hindi poem 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?
32. 32.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) never (c) in the first day or two (d) after ten years
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
34. 34.True or false: “learning without meaning” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) cramming the last night (b) studying when sleepy (c) making a picture of it (d) skipping revision
36. 36.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) you forget more (b) it speeds up (c) nothing changes (d) it slows down
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) never testing yourself (b) studying when sleepy (c) learning without meaning (d) reviewing the next day
38. 38.True or false: “skipping revision” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
39. 39.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) reviewing the next day (b) learning without meaning (c) linking to what you know (d) explaining to a friend
40. 40.📅 You learn 10 science words on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 7 days after that. On which day is your third review?

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