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    What is the easiest way to memorize key information before an exam?
    Ted Coopersmith, MBA
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    Ted Coopersmith is an Academic Tutor for Manhattan Elite Prep, a test prep and academic tutoring company based in New York City. In addition to general academic advising, Ted has expertise in preparing for the ACT, SAT, SSAT, and ASVAB tests. He also has over 30 years of financial controller advising and consulting experience. He holds a BA from the City University of New York (CUNY) and an MBA from Pace University.
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    A study "cheat sheet" for can help you prioritize important words, concepts, phrases, and relationships. Sometimes, tests can ask for obscure dates, names, and other information in addition to key facts and relationships. On your cheat sheet, it's better to emphasize broad facts, formulas, and concepts while understanding the relationships involved. Then, once that information is solidified, you can look over your notes just to recognize some of the secondary concepts.
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    Are there any tricks for remembering answers very quickly?
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    Break the answer into parts, each consisting of one sentence. Learn one sentence. Cover the page and recite the sentence. Learn another sentence. Cover the page and recite both the sentences. Learn the third sentence. Cover the page and recite all the three sentences. Do this until you are able to recite the whole answer. After that, recite it five more times. Take a short break of five minutes. Say it one more time. If you can, then you have learned the answer. You can also try recording your answers. You can listen to it all the time.
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    Is it better to memorize answers by reading or writing?
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    Writing helps encode things in your brain better. That's part of why taking notes during class and while reading helps you get good grades - it helps you remember things better than you would just reading or listening. Be sure to be mindful and think about what you're writing.
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    Is it better to memorize difficult things or attempt to understand them?
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    Attempting to understand difficult things will help your brain to gain more experience about it, as it will be easier for you to recall the process of breakdown and acknowledgement, rather than trying to remember things that aren't make sense to you in the first place.
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    How can I memorize long paragraphs?
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    Usually, a long paragraph can be broken down into chunks, which can later be memorised using different techniques. Sometimes, certain details in the paragraph that seem to be 'catchy' and easy to recall can then be used to expand to other parts of the paragraph.
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    Why is it that I can't memorize things easily?
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    You may not be able to memorize things easily because your brain might be trying to multi-task, even if you don't know it. To focus your mind exclusively on what's in front of you, try reading the text out loud.
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    How do I memorize huge answers accurately?
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    Read it once understand it, and then, read it and write it over and over again until you know it by heart. You can also try saying it out loud.
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    How do I memorize meanings?
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    It's easy to repeatedly say it, or draw pictures, hear it. It really depends on what type of learner you are.
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    How can I memorize a short line with hard words?
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    Read that part over and over, then when you're done, circle or highlight the hard words. Say them over and over until they're easy for you. If necessary, look up the definition of those words so they make more sense in the passage you're memorizing.
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    How can I memorize the important dates and years in a history lesson?
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    Make flashcards with the event on one side and the date on the other. Review them until you can easily recall all the info.
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    My mom tells me to picture things, but it doesn't work. What do I do now?
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    Try different methods until you find what works for you. Different things work for different people. Try some of the techniques in this article. Making flash cards can also help.
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    I have exams soon. How do I memorize paragraphs for history and civics quickly? They are very long paragraphs.
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    Break the paragraphs down into smaller sections. Practice saying the first section until you can remember it. Then add the next paragraph to it. Keep doing that until you have the whole thing memorized. You can also record yourself reading the paragraphs and listen to the recording over and over.
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    Do you have any suggestions for memorizing science information?
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    Make flashcards with key terms, definitions, formulas, etc. Test yourself, or have others test you.
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    How can I learn to memorize math more easily?
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    All you really need to memorize in math is the basic formulas. Once you know those, you just have to do a lot of practice problems until using the formulas becomes second nature. Flashcards would be helpful for memorizing the formulas.
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    How do I memorize an old poem in Spanish the night before it's due?
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    It works best to memorize it by stanzas. Read the first stanza, recite and repeat until you have learned it by heart. Then keep doing this till you know the entire poem.
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    How to memorize Chinese?
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    The best way is to probably use mnemonics, as well as using other tips and tricks up here. Try imagining what the symbols and the English word have in common, and try to study that.
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