Worksheets11 Secrets to Better Memorization
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
All of the following are reasons we forget things except...
we didn't review it.
we didn't think it was important.
the space we have for memory is limited.
we aren't smart enough.
Within an hour of learning something new, you forget at least...
10 % of it.
30 % of it.
50 % of it.
75% of it.
Reviewing information in regular intervals within 24 hours helps your brain store it...
in short term memory.
in long term memory.
in both.
in neither.
Information is easier to remember if....
it isn't too complicated.
you know you will be tested on it.
you understand it.
you copy it over and over again on paper.
All of the following are tips to improve memory EXCEPT...
visualizing the information.
listening to a recording of yourself reading the information.
making up stories about it.
wait 24 hours to review it.
The best way to transfer memory from short-term to long-term storage is to...
review it weeks and months after you first learned it.
write it on index cards and review for several days.
write a song about it and record yourself.
take a break every 15-20 minutes while studying it.
What memorization trick does Sherlock Holmes use?
Spaced Repetition
Serial Position Effect
Building a mind palace
adding 'nail' words to the information
How does your brain know which information is worth remembering?
how many notes you took about it.
how often you review it.
how well you understood it.
how interesting you think it is.
Why isn't 'cramming' recommended?
Because the information only goes into short term memory.
Because it doesn't help you understand what you're learning.
Because it wastes short term memory space.
Because it keeps you from learning more effective study skills
All of the above.
