What strategy are you using when you put a picture in your mind?
100
Read Ask Put into your own words.
What does RAP stand for?
100
Survey
What does the S stand for in SQ3R?
100
Turn this question into a partial answer: "Why did George Washington chop down the cherry tree?"
George Washington chopped down the cherry tree because...
100
Contradiction in terms
Pretty ugly
What is an oxymoron? Give an example.
200
CATS (candy, apples, toothpaste, soap) First letter association
How would you remember the following items for a grocery list: candy, toothpaste, apples, soap
200
Look at the topic sentence or the first sentence in the paragraph.
When looking for the main idea in a passage, where do you look first?
200
Bolded words, maps, pictures, graphs, headings, timelines, introductions and conclusions
Name 4 things you look for when you survey.
200
Turn this question into a partial answer: "Should the legal drinking age be lowered to 18 years old?"
The legal drinking age should not be changed to 18 years old because...
200
A softer way to say something.
Big boned
What is a euphemism?
Give an example
300
Chunking
What strategy would you use to remember your social security number?
300
Repetition of ideas or words.
When looking for the main idea in a passage what do you if the topic sentence isn't clear?
300
Question
What does the Q stand for in SQ3R?
300
Turn this question into a partial answer: "Name the parts of a cell."
The parts of the cell are...
400
Short term memory
What type of memory is in your frontal lobe?
400
Paraphrase this: Jeremy got an F on his chemistry quiz today because he forgot to study. He now found out he has a test next hour in math class. He also forgot to study for that test.
Jeremy has a bad memory.
400
Turn this heading into a question: The Mexican War
What was the Mexican War about?
400
Turn this question into a partial answer: "Why is the Constitution an important document?"
The Constitution is an important document because...
400
What's on your mind?
(Think of an idiom...)
What does a penny for your thoughts mean?
500
Tell a story, or a silly sentence
If you needed to remember 10 items, name a strategy you could use to help you remember them best.
500
Paraphrase this: The tall blonde girl picked up the basketball, dribbled it a few times, and then smiled as she watched it sail through the air and fall through the hoop.
A girl made a basket while playing basketball.
500
Read, Recite, Review
What do the 3 R's stand for in SQ3R?
500
Turn this question into a partial answer: When does air quality become hazardous to human health and what are 3 possible solutions?
Air quality becomes hazardous to human health when.....the 3 possible solutions are...
500
hammer : pound
saw : cut
What are these and how are they related?
analogy
function