HELP!!! How do I memorize 300 questions for tommorow at 8am???

Question

I know the first thing some are going to say is "get out of yahoo answers", i know i wasnt on it, but i got frustrated so i logged in to ask this questions. I have to memorize 300 questions and the answers for a test, how can i do this?? What are some tips you guys suggest?? Thanks, before hand

Answer 1

read the questions and answers three times then go to sleep...when you wake up read them three more times before taking the test...you are Far more likely to remember the most this way rather than trying to cram the info into your brain

Answer 2

Well, I'm sure you know the answers to some of them - so go through them and prioritize. Make three (or more) priority levels of questions.
Level 1s are the ones that you know the answers to already, or that (if it's multiple choice) you will easily be able to figure out.
Level 2s are the ones that you kind of know, but you're not sure about, and could use a little work on.
Level 3s are the ones you have no idea about, whatsoever.

Tackle the level 3s first (in assigning them levels, you will also be studying, so that'll help) and keep in mind that you probably won't be able to MEMORIZE all of them, but if you can somehow come up with an association between the question and answer, then it'll help... for example, my favorite one that I used for a psych midterm a while back was:
Question: What is a treatment for bipolar disorder...
Answer: Lithium - this is also the title of a Nirvana song, so in my head, I made up some crap linking the two - i.e., I found lines in the song that suggested bipolarness - "I'm so ugly" - depressed, "that's okay, cause so are you" - not depressed, and then thought: Lithium = bipolar. And on the test, that was actually the only way I remembered the answer.

Also, you should factor into your prioritizing how much you've gone over the concepts in class - if the teacher has stressed it a million times over, it's going to be on the test, but if you haven't even mentioned it in class and there's only a line dedicated to it in the book, even though it MIGHT be on the test, you should work on the things that you know will be there, first. This is all said assuming that the 300 questions are not the entire test, but that the test will be taken from random questions from them.

Also, don't forget to sleep. It's really scary waking up in the morning and feeling that you've probably forgotten everything, so you might want to get to bed at a reasonable time and then wake up early to review...

Hope I've helped...

Answer 3

I found going through school that one of the best way to memorize things is to use flash cards. Get some index cards, and write the question on one side and the answer on the back. I don't know if you have time for this, but if you start now you might. I hope you realize that, realistically, you are going to be up all night long. Get some diet mountain dew. Jolt cola type drinks and coffee/expresso can make you too jittery to study. And Pepsi/coke may not have as much caffeine as you need. Mountain dew is just right. I speak from personal experience. :) I suggest diet mountain dew instead of regular, because the sugar will make you jittery too (or simply make you sick after a while). Also, having a sugar crash while you're trying to study is not good. If you can't make it quite all night, take a 20-30 minute nap and no more. Then.....never procrastinate this long EVER again. :)

Answer 4

Memorization is done with redundant repetition. The more you go over them the more you will memorize. Just read over them a couple of times tonight. You might even want to attempt to write them out by hand, honestly. You are taking more ownership to the material that you are trying to memorize, this way. I'm not saying make flash cards...flash cards are good, for me anyway, if I have more time to memorize. You might not memorize all of them by tomorrow, but you will learn a few. Get some sleep, wake up early tomorrow...eat something and read over them again.

Answer 5

you have very little time, so if you try to memorize at the last moments you will endup putting more stress on yourself. This will cause confusion while writing the exams, so i would suggest you to understand and write rather tham memorising it.
Also i have different ways to memorise different subject. In case of history or science you can pickup one important word from each sentence lie rome, ancient , war. you can now pick up the first alphhebet of each word RAW. where R refers to rome, from there you can bring up what was the sentence refering about, like this you could memorise a lot of answers, though it is difficult to start with over time this will be easy for you to memorise essays

Answer 6

I do not understand why you must learn so many questions AND answers. It seems you want to cram your way rather than understand the topics.
Giving you the benefit - here are some tips:
Group your questions according to topics. Knowledge in a subject may answer many questions.
Pool answers together so that you learn facts instead of individual answers.
Write down your facts - writing aids the memory

Answer 7

Umm I think you should've started studying earlier.......
Unless you're Kim Peek or Daniel Tammet, memorising the answers to those 300 questions by tomorrow at 8 AM sounds a little hard, he he he. If I were you, I would at least do my best to read each question at least once, and then repeat and try to memorise my best. Don't sleep too late though, as that's for memory retention.........
All the best :).

Answer 8

Make flashcards with the questions on one side and the answers on the other and just start flipping them over and over and over again until you have them memorized.

Sounds like you should have started studying sooner that test is only about 12 hours away Pacific Time!!

Answer 9

well i'm taking AP class where we have a test every monday so this is what i do we also have questions for study guide and i also read the chapter the night before i go to sleep i review the questions and then i go to sleep by 10:30 PM and then i set my alarm clock 5 AM and read the chapter and review the questions one more time.....basically i tend to remember stuff in teh morning when my mind is clear and fresh

Answer 10

Study with a scented candle lit then tomorrow put some of the wax from the candle on your pencil that you will use to take the test. Scent it the strongest sense tied to memory it will help you bring back all that stuff you cram tonight.