Memorizing Long Answers

Here are some tips for memorizing answers that are longer than short answers, e.g., made up of a full sentence or a number of sentences.

1. Start by reading the first sentence out loud.
2. Ensure you get the rhythm of the sentence.
3. Say the last word of the sentence.
4. Say the second to last word of the sentence and then the last word.
5. Say the third to last word of the sentence, the second to last word, and then the last word.
6. Say the forth to last word, the third to last, the second to last, then the last word.
7. Keep doing this until you get the whole sentence.

Here is another method:

1. Write the entire sentence.
2. Eliminate one word from the sentence (other than the first). You can do this by drawing over the word with a marker. Then say the sentence adding in the missing word.
3. Eliminate one more word. Then repeat the sentence addind in the two missing words.
4. Continue the process until all the words are eliminated.

Here is yet another method called “First Letter”:

1. On the first line, write the first letter of each word from the first sentence.
2. On the next line, write the first letter of each word from the second sentence.
3. Do the same for all sentences.
4. Do this for all the sentences.
5. Looking at the clue letters, say each sentence, filling in the missing words.
6. Try deleting the last letter of each sentence and saying the sentence. Then delete the second to last letter, and repeat, etc., until all the letters are deleted.
7. When you review your answers later on, do so by using only the first letters of each sentence as a prompt.