I have to memorize about 500 multiple choice answers within the next 8 hours and I would like to get some sleep :[
2007-12-18 20:21:04 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Standards & Testing
No problems. Just do this.
If the questions cover topics you understand well, there is no need to memorize. You can very well associate the answer and question once you see them. Just polish the basics of those chapters. Then memorize the rest of the chapters' questions. As far as possible, try to understand how the answer comes, rather than just memorize questions and their answers. You can thus avoid questions of similar type. This will be much better than outright mugging .
Never sleep less than 6 hours! If you haven't slept yet, do so now.
If you outright mug with a tired mind, you will go blank on the exam. This happened to me once, and I've never mugged since. It is very horrible. You get a lot of info in your head in a short time with a tired brain. Then you reach the exam hall and tension builds. When you see the question paper, and the tension reaches maximum level, POP! All that you crammed goes out the window, and you now know as much as you did 6 months back!
2007-12-18 21:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by Akilesh - Internet Undertaker 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like cramming instead of studying, i used to do it some myself. Then I had a small concussion and for the next 2-3 years, my short-term memory simply was on the fritz, so I had to actually study. A much surer way to pass tests, lol
But you have run out of time or that approach, so to get material memorized you need to use as many senses as possible, read it out loud, write it , besides just looking at it. Use mnemonic cues, like lets say the multiple choice answers are A,A, C, B, A, D,B,C,A, D, A Make a sentence like: An Alchemist cooked boric acid, dried bones, calcium and denatured alcohol. memorize the sentence and voila!
or make it rhyme or rhythm: Aardvark, aardvark, cat, bat arc, dog, bark c-sharp ,again, damn, again
2007-12-18 22:58:22 · answer #2 · answered by Lillian T 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First cover up the answer, then read the question in your head. Then read the question out loud. Continue reading the question out loud till you can recite it without looking. Then uncover the answer and recite the question and read the answer out loud. Continue this until you can recite both the question and the answer together. Then recite for a few times. You should have it memorized at that point. I do this for my lines when I am acting in a stage play and it works great. Make sure when you are memorizing the answer that you continue to recite the question. I will meld them together in your head. Good Luck! Let me know how it works if you decide to try it!
2007-12-18 20:33:34 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
for memorizing you should try flash cards. they really help most people. as far getting sleep goes, i doubt that will happen if you are totally committed to this test. sounds like you might try some more effective study habits.
2007-12-18 20:30:17 · answer #4 · answered by lalie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
first you need to have a rest for you to have a longer review time...you must find a key or a one word that if you saw that question your mind can remember th answer....or you read it and read it so you can memorize it...
2007-12-18 20:42:07 · answer #5 · answered by dArk cHic 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I try to associate something exclusive (word or number) in the answer to an exclusive word(s) in the question.
2007-12-18 20:31:57 · answer #6 · answered by eaglecpo 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋