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11 Secrets to Better Memorization

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

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Class
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1.

All of the following are reasons we forget things except...

a)

we didn't review it.

b)

we didn't think it was important.

c)

the space we have for memory is limited.

d)

we aren't smart enough.

2.

Within an hour of learning something new, you forget at least...

a)

10 % of it.

b)

30 % of it.

c)

50 % of it.

d)

75% of it.

3.

Reviewing information in regular intervals within 24 hours helps your brain store it...

a)

in short term memory.

b)

in long term memory.

c)

in both.

d)

in neither.

4.

Information is easier to remember if....

a)

it isn't too complicated.

b)

you know you will be tested on it.

c)

you understand it.

d)

you copy it over and over again on paper.

5.

All of the following are tips to improve memory EXCEPT...

a)

visualizing the information.

b)

listening to a recording of yourself reading the information.

c)

making up stories about it.

d)

wait 24 hours to review it.

6.
What is the Serial Position Effect?
a)
Forgetting the beginning of a list
b)
Forgetting the middle of a list
c)
Forgetting the end of a list
d)
I can't remember
7.

The best way to transfer memory from short-term to long-term storage is to...

a)

review it weeks and months after you first learned it.

b)

write it on index cards and review for several days.

c)

write a song about it and record yourself.

d)

take a break every 15-20 minutes while studying it.

8.

What memorization trick does Sherlock Holmes use?

a)

Spaced Repetition

b)

Serial Position Effect

c)

Building a mind palace

d)

adding 'nail' words to the information

9.

How does your brain know which information is worth remembering?

a)

how many notes you took about it.

b)

how often you review it.

c)

how well you understood it.

d)

how interesting you think it is.

10.

Why isn't 'cramming' recommended?

a)

Because the information only goes into short term memory.

b)

Because it doesn't help you understand what you're learning.

c)

Because it wastes short term memory space.

d)

Because it keeps you from learning more effective study skills

e)

All of the above.