Memory Strategies ✨

 Where are you now?

Take a few minutes to answer yes or no to the following questions.	YES	NO
1. Do you often know the answer to a question but find that you can’t think of it?	✅
2. Do you organize or group information to help you remember it?	✅
3. After you study, do you go back and test yourself to monitor your learning?		✅
4. Do you make up rhymes or words to help you remember some information?	✅
5. Do you space your practice when reviewing information?		✅
6. Do you try to memorize all the information that you need to know for an exam?	✅
7. Do you often find that you get confused by closely related information?	✅
8. Do you often forget a lot of the information that you studied by the time you take the test?	✅
9. Do you ever remember exam answers after the exam is over?		✅
10. Do you try to remember information just by making up a rhyme, word, or other memory aid?	✅
TOTAL POINTS	2	1
Give yourself 1 point for each yes answer to questions 2, 3, 4, and 5, and 1 point for each no answer to questions 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10. Now total up your points. A low score indicates that you need to improve your memory strategies. A high score indicates that you are already using many good memory strategies.