Memorizing
a long answer is tough. When I was a
student, I used to memorize a lot of stuff before the exam and that was all
useless. I got only bad grades but
somehow passed the exams and went on to complete my graduation. Since then, I have tried searching for new
ways to improve my learning abilities. I
learned many new techniques and also developed some of my own. I experimented them with my students and
believe me it helps. Memorizing a simple
shopping list seems fairly easy, but keeping a large amount of information and
be able to recall them at will is not that easy. Teaching is easy and the students also
understand what I teach, but what happens while taking exams? – they forget, they
mess up the answers and as a result they do not score good marks. From my experience I can tell you that the
students are okay with short answers, but when you give them long answers and
ask to memorize, they make faces, some do throw tantrums, their faces become
pale. Over the years, I have been teaching
my students the text books using reading techniques. Many of my students have been following them
seriously and scoring good marks in exams.
It is true that many students find long answers very hard to remember,
but I have been giving the following mode of teaching to my students, which I developed
of my own and I call this technique MBM
(Memorization with Blank Method), and
they have overcome the problem of remembering long answers. Now, they are able to remember long answers
as easily as the short answers.
MBM (Memorization
with Blank Method) in Detail
First,
write down the answer in your copy. Read
through the answer two to three times or more as you feel comfortable so that
you can understand it properly. Then,
write down the same answer in the next page leaving some blanks in it, as shown
below. You can underline the words in
your answer so that it would be easier for you to remember the words that you
are going to fill the blanks for.
Your
answer: Enzymes: Enzymes are proteins that are catalysts
of chemical reactions. From Chemistry it is known that catalysts are non-consumable
substances that reduce the activation energy necessary for a chemical
reaction to occur. Enzymes are
highly specific to the reactions they catalyze. They are of vital importance
for life because most chemical reactions of the cells and tissues
are catalyzed by enzymes. Without enzymatic action those reactions
would not occur or would not happen in the required speed for the biological
processes in which they participate. Most
enzymes act in pH between 6 and 8, a range that corresponds to the
general acidic level of cells and blood. There are enzymes,
however, that act only under very acid or very basic pH. So enzyme
activity depends on pH interval. In the stomach, for example, the gastric
juice has a very low pH, around 2, and there the enzyme pepsin
acts to intensively digest proteins. In the duodenum, pancreatic
secretions increase the pH of the enteric juice for the action of
other digestive enzymes, for example, trypsin.
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Now,
put blanks in your answer and try to write them with a pencil and erase them
as soon as you finish filling them so that you can re-practise it later.
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Enzymes: Enzymes are _____ that are _____ of
chemical reactions. From Chemistry it is known that catalysts are _____
substances that reduce the activation energy necessary for a chemical
reaction _____. Enzymes are highly
specific to the _____ they catalyze. They are of vital importance for life
because most chemical reactions of the _____ and _____ are catalyzed by _____.
Without _____ action those reactions would not occur or would not happen in
the required _____ for the _____ processes in which they participate. Most enzymes act in pH between 6 and _____,
a range that corresponds to the general _____ level of cells and _____. There are enzymes, however, that act only
under very _____ or very basic pH. So
enzyme activity depends on _____ interval. In the stomach, for example, the
gastric juice has a very _____ pH, around 2, and there the enzyme _____ acts
to intensively digest proteins. In the duodenum, _____ secretions increase
the pH of the _____ juice for the action of other digestive enzymes, for
example, _____.
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Now,
write down the same answer one more time leaving blanks for different words,
not similar to the previous one, as shown below. You can leave the underlined words as is.
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Enzymes: _____ are proteins that are catalysts
of chemical _____. From _____ it is known that catalysts are non-consumable
substances that _____ the activation energy necessary for a chemical _____ to
occur. Enzymes are _____ specific
to the reactions they catalyze. They are of _____ importance for life
because most _____ of the cells and tissues are catalyzed by _____.
Without enzymatic action those reactions would not _____ or would not
happen in the required speed for the biological _____ in which
they participate. Most enzymes act in _____
between 6 and 8, a range that corresponds to the general acidic
level of _____ and blood. There
are enzymes, however, that _____ very acid or very basic pH. So enzyme activity _____ on pH
interval. In the stomach, for example,
the _____ has a very low pH, around 2, and there the enzyme pepsin
acts to intensively _____ proteins. In
the _____, pancreatic secretions increase the pH of the enteric
juice for the action of other _____ enzymes, for example, trypsin.
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If
you find it hard to write the answers again and again, then you can type out
the answers in your computer, copy-paste them and take printouts and practice
the above-mentioned method of memorization as often as you can.
It is okay if you are not able to fill all the blanks at one go. You should periodically read all the answers, get familiar with them, understand them, and then try to fill the blanks. If practised regularly, I am sure you will soon become an expert in memorizing very long answers and essays and definitely you will become more confident enough to score good marks in exams. MBM (Memorization with Blank Method) is one of my favorite modes of teaching and the result is astonishing. If you practise it regularly, I guarantee you success in every exam that you undertake.
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