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Ok so i have an exam tomorrow, english to be precise, i need to remember 8 quotes from 4 different texts, so that is 32 all together, i also need to get them in the right order. I can try and slug it on 16 quotes, e.g. two texts, but that means one poem and one novel. I need to be able to answer the question posed in the exam.

So has anyone got any tips on how to recall a list like this, the quotes vary from 5 words to about 14. And as i said about 32 at the moment.

Any help on this would be grand, this is not a plea for homework help, but a plea for help in my life to help me remember stuff and give us a boost for tomorrow.

Read before you go to sleep. Always works like a charm for me.

Also, I heard eggs are brain food. I always eat eggs the morning before an exam.

Now, maybe I'm just superstitious... but that superstition has gotten me to the point of almost being done my MSc in Applied Health Research. :)

Ok so i have an exam tomorrow, english to be precise, i need to remember 8 quotes from 4 different texts, so that is 32 all together, i also need to get them in the right order. I can try and slug it on 16 quotes, e.g. two texts, but that means one poem and one novel. I need to be able to answer the question posed in the exam.

So has anyone got any tips on how to recall a list like this, the quotes vary from 5 words to about 14. And as i said about 32 at the moment.

Any help on this would be grand, this is not a plea for homework help, but a plea for help in my life to help me remember stuff and give us a boost for tomorrow.
What are the quotes?

Cheat. Write down all the quotes on your hands and arms.

Write them over and over again. Keep doing it until they are memorized. As soon as you start the test write down everything you remember, then worry about the order later.
Do nothing other than sleep while studying these quotes.
You could also do some math and calculate how many quotes you need to get a decent grade to pass the class.
Other than that, learn from this that memorization takes time and repitition not at the last minute.

Why do you need to remember quotes for an English exam? Is it a memory test?

I think good old fashioned repetition learning is probably the best bet, but you could try those first letter thingys that are meant to help you remember (My Very Easy Method... etc)

Cheat. Write down all the quotes on your hands and arms.

Hehehehehe. I know a guy who did that on a Hamlet test... got caught, and a big old ZERO for it.
I only remembered 2 lines out of a ridiculous number, but I still got better than him, and I laughed.

I hated English classes. :p

What are the quotes?
I have quotes from "the great Gatsby", and quotes from "Dulce et decorum est" and "mrs Tilschers class" i think i can wing it as Gatsby has so many different things in it, i can fit it to a question, and my poems two should be enough.

The major problem is i have 3 hours tomorrow to learn the quotes as i stupidly left my texts at the school. So tomorrow morning i pick them up and that will be me preparing then. (I officially was meant to leave school today, as a last day, but the day was cancelled so i left yesterday unexpectedly and have lots of work still in the building, hence i don't have my work for this exam).

Write them over and over again. Keep doing it until they are memorized. As soon as you start the test write down everything you remember, then worry about the order later.
Do nothing other than sleep while studying these quotes.
You could also do some math and calculate how many quotes you need to get a decent grade to pass the class.
Other than that, learn from this that memorization takes time and repitition not at the last minute.
I need enough quotes so i can get a good 600 word essay around them. I have too right 2 essays in 1 hour and 30 minutes, so 45 minutes each. The essay question i get in the exam, so in fact i do believe my memory is being tested more than anything else in the exam.

Why do you need to remember quotes for an English exam? Is it a memory test?

I think good old fashioned repetition learning is probably the best bet, but you could try those first letter thingys that are meant to help you remember (My Very Easy Method... etc)
Ahh good old first letter thingies, they helped greatly for my computing studies this year. (All Pupils Studying This Need Dirty Porn... the 7 layers of the OSI model for example... application presentation sessions transport data-link and physical. :P).

Due to the number of quotes which i am cutting down to 6 per text meaning 18 if i do 2 poems and 1 novel. I doubt i could do the same thing for them.

I need enough quotes so i can get a good 600 word essay around them. I have too right 2 essays in 1 hour and 30 minutes, so 45 minutes each. The essay question i get in the exam, so in fact i do believe my memory is being tested more than anything else in the exam.
You mean 'write', 'to', and 'I'.

As it's an English exam, I thought I should point that out. :p

I need enough quotes so i can get a good 600 word essay around them. I have too right 2 essays in 1 hour and 30 minutes, so 45 minutes each. The essay question i get in the exam, so in fact i do believe my memory is being tested more than anything else in the exam.
If you already know what you're going to write about, I suggest you get off NS and start writing drafts. That way you'll be able to write them in a flash. I do this with foreign languages, but I've never done that for an English exam. Works like a charm.

Ok so i have an exam tomorrow, english to be precise, i need to remember 8 quotes from 4 different texts, so that is 32 all together, i also need to get them in the right order. I can try and slug it on 16 quotes, e.g. two texts, but that means one poem and one novel. I need to be able to answer the question posed in the exam.

So has anyone got any tips on how to recall a list like this, the quotes vary from 5 words to about 14. And as i said about 32 at the moment.

Any help on this would be grand, this is not a plea for homework help, but a plea for help in my life to help me remember stuff and give us a boost for tomorrow.
Read one quote, and then hit yourself with a hammer. :)

You wont forget them if you remember what you did two seconds after reading it.

You mean 'write', 'to', and 'I'.

As it's an English exam, I thought I should point that out. :p
:( i know my spelling is really bad, so is my punctuation. My level of english study though is pretty low considering that i am leaving school this year and i got a grade C so far in the class, and doing an assessment the same as this back in november last year. So i am hoping i can get a C or even a B at intermediate 2 english.

If you already know what you're going to write about, I suggest you get off NS and start writing drafts. That way you'll be able to write them in a flash. I do this with foreign languages, but I've never done that for an English exam. Works like a charm.
I don't get the topics till i am in the hall. :(

@Il Ruffino: that is pretty good idea, but i am not allowed to play with tools in school. Long story, involving a chiesel, sandpaper a pair of goggles and a nice big mallet.

Write them down in clear print, with big spaces between the words.

Read it several times.

Cover some of the words.

Read it again, remembering which words you covered. If you can't recall a word, check.

When you can read that without mistakes, cover more words.

Repeat.

I learned this trick when I had to memorise a long monologue in a play.

Write them down in clear print, with big spaces between the words.

Read it several times.

Cover some of the words.

Read it again, remembering which words you covered. If you can't recall a word, check.

When you can read that without mistakes, cover more words.

Repeat.

I learned this trick when I had to memorise a long monologue in a play.
Gotta agree. That's the best way to do it, especially if you're a visual learner. If you're an auditory learner, record yourself saying them and then play it back, or read them out loud.
I'd go with a first letter word mnemonic for remembering the order. I would make non-words to get the order down right, and to serve as a primer for the phrases.
Example: Maslow's hierarchy of needs is PSBESA to get the order right (I'd keep saying psbesa in my head til it stuck): Physiological, safety/security, Belonging, Esteem, Self-Actualization. Still works! :)

Gotta agree. That's the best way to do it, especially if you're a visual learner. If you're an auditory learner, record yourself saying them and then play it back, or read them out loud.
I'd go with a first letter word mnemonic for remembering the order. I would make non-words to get the order down right, and to serve as a primer for the phrases.
Example: Maslow's hierarchy of needs is PSBESA to get the order right (I'd keep saying psbesa in my head til it stuck): Physiological, safety/security, Belonging, Esteem, Self-Actualization. Still works! :)

When I need to memorize a monologue, I read it aloud a few times, then recite it aloud, checking as I go until I get it right. It helps me to be moving around while I do it (well, if it is a monologue for during which I am moving in performance).

Good luck!

If you're an auditory learner, record yourself saying them and then play it back

That's how I learned the rest of the play. I recorded all the other parts to tape, and left gaps for my lines.

It was absurdist play, so I needed help to learn my cues.