For questions 1–8, read the text below. Use the word given in capitals to form a word that fits in the gap. Tap a gap to type your answer.
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Training a Sharper Memory
Most of us assume that a weak memory is simply a (0) NOTICEABLE (NOTICE) flaw we must learn to tolerate, particularly when deadlines and examinations loom. After a little digging online, however, I came across (1) (COUNT) strategies for sharpening recall, far too many for anyone to try in a single lifetime. One suggestion I found even more (2) (VALUE) than the rest was that learners should engage every available sense rather than relying on sight alone. Instead of poring over a textbook (3) (SILENT), for instance, you might record the material and replay it aloud.
The (4) (COMBINE) of hearing and speaking, the author argued, anchors new facts far more securely than the (5) (WRITE) word ever could on its own.
A second claim, which a fair number of readers will instinctively dismiss as (6) (LIKELY), holds that there is a markedly higher (7) (POSSIBLE) of information lodging in the brain if revision is done late in the evening, once the entire house is (8) (PEACE) and quiet.