When taking a history test, you may find that's it's almost impossible to remember names, dates, and locations. Well, even though it was your responsibility to remember those things, there's a way to cheat the system! I call them mental reminders, and they use easy-to-remember phrase to help call back some long forgotten information from the recesses of your head. You can use them on all of your history tests, and no one will have a clue!
For example, let's say you can't remember who crafted the Albany Plan in 1754. The options are John Hancock, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, and Ben Franklin. Now, you should definitely know who Hancock, Jefferson, and Franklin are (or you're in serious trouble), and that the first two signed and wrote the Declaration, respectively, so they're out. But Paine and Franklin are still on the table; what can you use to help you decide? Well, here's a "six degrees of separation" type mental reminder that can help you:
Albany is in New York.
The Quakers were in New York (kinda).
They made Quaker Oats (completely wrong, but it's just for a reminder).
Ben Franklin looks like the Quaker Oats guy (it's actually William Penn, but whatever).
There's your answer: Ben Franklin! If you prepare mental reminders like this before tests, you'll never be caught off-guard again! Just make sure to discern which parts are just to help you remember something, and which parts are truthful.
-Pharaoh Noh-Tyep
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