How to Study Smarter, Not Harder
Here are some of our favorite study tips that will help any student study smarter, not harder:
Recite As You Study
Reciting—saying things out loud should first take place as you read through each paragraph or section. Test yourself. This will help you to understand as well as learn faster because it is more active than reading or listening. It will also help you to notice your mistakes and the topics you have trouble understanding.
Take Fuller Notes
Notes should be in your own words, brief and clear. They should be tidy and easy to read. Writing notes will help you better than just underlining as you read, since it forces you to rewrite ideas in your own words.
Study the Middle
The best time to review is soon after you’ve learned something. You are more likely to remember the material at the beginning and the end of the lesson, so make sure you focus on the middle when you review.
Sleep On It
Study before going to bed, unless you are very tired. It’s easier to remember material you’ve just learned after sleeping than after an equal period of daytime activity, because your brain continues to think even after you’ve fallen asleep.
Combine Memory and Understanding
There are two ways to remember: by memorizing and by understanding. Multiplication tables, telephone numbers, and math formulas are better learned by rote. Ideas are best learned by understanding.
The more ways you have to think about an idea, the more meaning it will have; the more meaningful the learning, the better you can remember it. Pay attention to similarities in ideas and concepts, and then try to understand how they fit in with things you already know. Never be satisfied with anything less than a completely clear understanding of what you are reading. If you are not able to follow the thought, go back to the place where you first got confused and try again.
1. You can notice your mistakes by _______.
A. saying things out aloud B. taking notes
C. studying the middle D. sleeping on it
2.When taking notes, you should _______ to better help you with reading.
A. underline important notes
B. write notes in your own words
C. take down every detail
D. write as quickly as possible
3.The writer advises you to _______ as it is easier for you to remember material.
A. study after a period of activity
B. do some exercise after studying
C. study as soon as you get up
D. study before going to sleep
4.Which of the following is NOT helpful for your understanding?
A. Thinking about an idea in different ways.
B. Relating ideas and concepts with what you already know.
C. Reading from the beginning to the end without stop.
D. Going back to what first made you confused and start again.
1.A
2.B
3.D
4.C
【解析】
试题分析：本文叙述了关于帮助学生更快更轻松学习的建议：边学边朗读；做好笔记；注意学习中间部分的材料；醒后学习效率高；理解与记忆相结合。
1.细节理解题。根据第二段的It will also help you to notice your mistakes它将帮助你注意你的错误。It指的是reciting，即saying aloud。故选A。
2.细节理解题。根据第三段的Notes should be in your own words, brief and clear.做笔记应用简明清晰的自己的语言。这样有助于帮助你阅读。故选B。
3.推理判断题。根据第五段的It’s easier to remember material you’ve just learned after sleeping than after an equal period of daytime activity,从中可知睡醒后更容易记住所学材料，所以应一起来就学习。故选D。
4.细节理解题。Reciteing—saying things out loud should first take place as you read through each paragraph or section. This will help you to understand as well as learn faster当你阅读每一段或每一部分时应大声朗读，这样能帮助你不仅学得快而且理解的好。所以朗读材料对理解它们是有帮助的。故选C。
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