Using acronyms is a good way to remember answers to questions in many subject areas. In science for example, the process of classification can be remembered as "KPCOFGS," or King Phillip came over from Germany stoned. This gives you Kingdom, Phylum, Class, Order, Family, Genus, Specific (or species). This is the system of classification pioneered by Linnaeus and is the standard used to name plants and animals throughout the world. You can make up your own acronym and "catch phrase" to be successful in test taking. Another way I found useful in remembering information and processes was to rewrite my lecture notes or write out definitions from the textbook glossary several times. Drawing little pictures can help you remember steps as well. I had an ancient geology prof who made us draw little pictures as he lectured, like the "life cycle" of a volcano. He told us if we wrote it we owned it. I had a zoology prof who actually gave us all the questions for our final exam. We could make a cheat sheet on an index card no bigger than 5x7. I spent that night writing really small and never used the damn thing once. Memorizing things by rote will only keep info in your short term memory, but personalizing it in whatever way works best for you will keep it there longer. You never know when you might need it in the next class, or while watching Jeopardy.