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What's the expression we use to describe someone with a bad memory?

has/have a memory like a sieve

25

What expression do we use when we can't recall something that we normally know.

My mind's gone blank.

20

Name at least 6 ways to improve your memory

getting enough sleep/chunking/exams/left-handed/close your eyes/being outside/exercise/

25

Who has a better memory : men or women?

women

5

How many new items of information is the average person able to retain in their short term memory in one session?

4 - 7

10

Name 4 ways to talk about something that you didn't complete in the past

was going to / was supposed to / would have / was about to...

15

What's a synonym for 'learn' starting with an 'a'

acquire

15

a type of teaching/learning through repetition and memorisation instead of comprehension

rote learning

15

a word that means to study intensively for an exam over a short period of time

to cram for an exam

15

to simply repeat information without fully processing or understanding it

regurgitate

25

Psychologists call the technology we use to store information our .....

external memory

15

Depending on technology and devices has had what kind of impact on our memory?

our internal memory isn't as good as it used to be before technology (rely on devices to remind us)

15

Name 6 homonyms

students' answers (spelt and pronounced the same but with different meanings)

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