if we have a history test tommorow what is the best way to remember information?

Question

i have a test on 5 chapters how should i remember the information.

Answer 1

Brake things down by chapters. With each chapter, read it, and and write out sentences from it that are important. Then, take the sentences and make them intp phrases. Finally, squash the phrases until you have one keyword. This kind of works like an upside down pyramid.

When taking the test, think of the keyword, and slowly make your way back to phrase, sentence, then chapter.

Not only does this method help you remember in the primative way, Narrowing the chapter also forces your brain to concentrate on the subject at hand. If you just read the chapter over and over, your brain may wonder off.

Answer 2

Read now and in the morning right before the test so it will be fresh in your memory. Most textbooks have a corresponding website with example tests and reviews... Some books have chapter reviews at the end of the chapter. Go online and search for example tests on the subject you are taking. This helped me I found some of the exact same questions.. my professor was apparently getting them online or from a teachers version book.. Just do a search and you can find example tests with the answers. It will help you get an idea of what will be on the test and how teachers word things.

To remember things make up funny little examples, phrases, etc. etc. I can't think of an example but it works really well.

On the test - if you don't know a test question - mark it and come back to it. At the end go back and review all the ones you marked. I always do this and it helps me soo much I usually get A's in college .. Sometimes the answer is somewhere else in the test or something reminds you or you just think clearer the second time you go back over it

Answer 3

Wow, you could be too late for this test.

The best way to remember it is to work with your strength. If you like to write things down, write down a bunch of notes in brief form. If you like to talk about it then find someone and talk about it or study with. If you remember best while reading then read it over and over.

Probably the best way, if you are not sure is to sit with a friend taking the same test,have each one of you go through the material and take notes and summarize the important parts. Use your class notes to prioritize the material since the teacher will know best what is important to them. When you have the notes ready then each one of you write a test of 20 questions that are most important. Then take each others test. Then mark each others test explaining the reasons.

If you don't have a friend then write your own test. Wait 30 minutes and take the test and then mark it. Marking it will force to to see if you understand it.

If the test is tomorrow and you have not studied you are probably too late to do well unless you have a photo memory. On the night before a test you should be relaxing. You should have been studying as you went along in the course, do all assignments, reviewing as above a week ago and then studying again two or three days ago for really good results.

Answer 4

Well, different people study different ways, and what works for some won't work for others, but I'll tell you what works best for me. In the past year or two I have really learned how to study. I never had to study in high school, so once I got to college I had to learn.
#1. Don't wait until the day before to study (unless cramming acutally works for you; it doesn't for most people)
#2. Before class, read the chapter(s)/section(s) that you will cover in class that day.
#3. Everyday after class, re-read, and maybe even re-write/type your notes. Also, if there was something that you really didn't understand, re-read that part of the book.
#4. Make note cards after every class session, or after every couple of class sessions, or once a week or whatever works for you.
#5. I know it sounds stupid, but pay attention when you are writing. I can put myself on auto-pilot and write down notes for an entire lecture, and then not remember anything afterwards. This can be helpful when the prof is talking really fast, and that's why I like to re-write thing, later, at a slower speed, so I can think about what I'm writing and see if i understand it or not.
#6. Get together with someone in your class and study. You can just use the book, or your notes, or your notecards, or whatever it takes to quiz each other on pertinant material.
#7. For history, sometimes making a timeline of important events can help put things in perspective.
#8. The best thing that you can do is not procrastinate. I know this is kind of a repeat of number one, but it is the thing that most people (myself included) have trouble with.
#9. Use all these tips, tailor them to fit you, and study, study, study!

Answer 5

I write out all the possible questions. I don't write them in complete sentences just a word or two that brings the question to mind such as: "1942?" or "5 great lakes?"

I used to be involved in acting and had to memorize lengthy scripts. Learning the cue was essential. You can create cues to memorize for tests too. 5 could be your cue for 5 great lakes and then link it to your "5" fingers and name them. 42 could be your cue for 1942 link it to ocean blue.

On another page I write my abbreviated version of the answers. This takes time but you can't remember what you don't get straight in the first place.

Then I carry the question and answer lists around with me as I am doing other things. Walking or activity gets blood to your brain and physcial actions helps make each item you are learning unique and more memorable. Sitting and studying makes all the information blur together so that nothing stands out, and it is harder to remember. Wave your arms, use facial expressions--these things help mark the information as important and special and easier for your brain to retrieve it when needed. Every time I get an answer right I put a check by the question number. Three checks means I know the material.

Very important--review the material once more before going to bed (so it can find a home in your subconscious) and right before you take the test (fear releases chemicals that make the information stick better).

These tips work great for short-term memory and test taking. To remember something long-term--next year or 10 years from now the information must be integrated into your life, reviewed often and useful. These days for anything you need to know you can google it. But, it pays to develop your own body of knowledge so that you can comfortably have conversations on a wide variety of topics and feel culturally literate.

Answer 6

as a career student, i would suggest outlining the importants facts of each chapter. 1 chapter per page. but, for facts, the best way by far is the flash card method. if you can retain the concept, write down as little info as possible on the card. while reviewing put the cards into 3 stacks:1-know, no review needed at this time,2-some review needed,3-lots of review needed. continually go through pile 3 while alternately including pile 2 and occasionally pile 1. piles 1 and 2 will increase as your grasp of the subject matter increases. Don't forget to review the outline for the chapters. Do this just b4 the exam and go through the remaining cards in the 3rd pile. there's bound to be 1 or 2.
also, my husband learned in pharmacy school that if you take 2 tylenol 30 minutes b4 the exam your blood pressure will drop enough for test anxiety to diminish.
test studies have proven that if you can study at your desk in the same room that you are testing before the test, at least 30 minutes-1 hour, you will retain more info. Good luck! : )

Answer 7

All history questions are to be answered in one way:

What happened when and why was that significant.

The best way to study for a test is by outlining the chapters and focusing on the chronologies and the story boxes.

Most date questions come from the chronologies.

Most trick questions come from the story boxes.

And in case of an easy , remember what happen when and why it was significant and try to write as much as you can. It all looks like cause and effect. But the more you write the more likely you are to get an A.

I was exempted from all my history finals with an above perfect record so ignore this advise at your own peril.

Answer 8

clearly know the information and make little stories from it in your mind to help you remember. Turn it into a poem or a riddle. But the best thing to do is to teach someone else about it the night before. That helps even you understand it better and at the same time, it helps another person. There are usually tapes on each class in your school library. Watch one on the subject, just to make sure you aren't missing something. It's worth the 20 minutes it takes. Or get the problem from another book and compare how different the problem is written. It sounds like a lot of trouble, but it takes less than a half hour to do it.

Answer 9

OK first u must eat very good any thing that give u energy I'm suppose chocolate

be relax

try to read all the 5 chapter generally at first

then begin to test Ur self ... answer a lot of questions

read the important point in lessons before u go bed


I have history in school i do what i have said and


I get a high marks in the last exam


good luck

Answer 10

Since you have so little time, start by reading the Chapter Summaries-and writing down anything your teacher made a deal about in lecture. Go over key points offered in introductions of chapters, and answer any essay questions in the back of each chapter so that you are sure to understand each concept and event. In the future, consider that learning information well depends on your style of learning. If you are kinesthetic for example-a young child might memorize the letter a by saying it and drawing it in the air with a finger simultaneously. Some people are visual and need to see something done to recall it, some are auditory and need to hear it read to them or discussed. Give some thought as to your learning style and try to make your studying compatible.

Answer 11

If you have not been revising regularly and this is a last minute work, then you will need to spot questions.

Your only hope is to revise those topics that you have some idea in and are somewhat good at them.

Determine how much time you have.

Spend 10% of your time to scan all topics and make a list of the topics that you are (1) strong at; (2) moderately strong at and (3) weak at.

Next, spend 50% of your reminding time on (1), 30% on (2) and 10% (3).

Make quick points on the key facts on paper.

Then make sure you have sufficient sleep.

When the exam starts, spend 5 minutes of your time to scan all the questions. Next, write down in point form the answers that you know about any particular question, skip those questions that you do not know. Come back to them later if you still have time.

Then proceed to expand the points for each question.

After the exams, resolve never to do last minute cramping again.