Memory Techniques Worksheet: The Forgetting Curve

Memory techniques lesson 4: The forgetting curve · Set 950 · 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.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: studying when sleepy? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
2. 2.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 1. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing the next day (b) skipping revision (c) testing yourself (d) using it in a sum
4. 4.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: linking to what you know? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
5. 5.True or false: “explaining to a friend” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
6. 6.📅 You learn the water cycle on day 3. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 5 days after that. On which day is your third review?
7. 7.📅 You learn a history timeline on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 3 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
8. 8.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reading it once only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
9. 9.True or false: “using it in a sum” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
10. 10.📉 What does the forgetting curve show? (a) memory is fixed (b) we forget fast at first (c) forgetting starts late (d) we never forget
11. 11.📅 You learn five state capitals 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?
12. 12.📅 You learn 12 new spellings on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 4 days after that. On which day is your third review?
13. 13.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) never testing yourself (b) explaining to a friend (c) a good night’s sleep (d) linking to what you know
14. 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) studying when sleepy (b) linking to what you know (c) reading it once only (d) one long session only
15. 15.True or false: “linking to what you know” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.📉 When do we forget the most of something new? (a) only in exams (b) after ten years (c) in the first day or two (d) never
17. 17.True or false: “reviewing after a week” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
18. 18.True or false: “one long session only” helps you keep what you learn. (a) True (b) False
19. 19.📉 When is the best time for the first review of today’s lesson? (a) today or tomorrow (b) never (c) next month (d) the exam night
20. 20.Which of these lets what you learn fade? (a) testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) making a picture of it (d) reviewing after a week
21. 21.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
22. 22.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 5. You review 1 day later, then 2 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
23. 23.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: reviewing the next day? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
24. 24.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) one long session only (b) reading it once only (c) never testing yourself (d) reviewing the next day
25. 25.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: using it in a sum? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) cramming the last night (c) skipping revision (d) studying when sleepy
27. 27.True or false: “testing yourself” lets what you learn fade. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reviewing after a week (b) linking to what you know (c) studying when sleepy (d) a good night’s sleep
29. 29.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) reading it once only (c) one long session only (d) testing yourself
30. 30.📉 What happens to forgetting each time you review? (a) nothing changes (b) it slows down (c) it speeds up (d) you forget more
31. 31.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: cramming the last night? (a) lets it fade (b) helps you keep it
32. 32.Which of these helps you keep what you learn? (a) never testing yourself (b) making a picture of it (c) studying when sleepy (d) one long session only
33. 33.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: one long session only? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
34. 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) reading it once only (b) skipping revision (c) learning without meaning (d) using it in a sum
35. 35.📉 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
36. 36.True or false: “a good night’s sleep” lets what you learn fade. (a) True (b) False
37. 37.📅 You learn a Hindi poem on day 6. You review 2 days later, then 4 days after that, then 6 days after that. On which day is your third review?
38. 38.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: a good night’s sleep? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
39. 39.📉 Does this help you keep it, or let it fade: never testing yourself? (a) helps you keep it (b) lets it fade
40. 40.True or false: “testing yourself” helps you keep what you learn. (a) False (b) True

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