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Memory Techniques Worksheet: Memory Pictures

Memory techniques lesson 13: Visualisation: memory pictures · Set 73 · 40 questions
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Memory tip (See it big and silly): Strong pictures: a giant pink elephant, a pencil that dances, a bus made of ice, a frog wearing a crown. Weak pictures: a plain grey box, the word in small print, a blurry shape, a list of words only. Add a sense — sight, sound, smell, touch or taste: “hearing a drum boom”, “tasting raw mango”.

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  1. 1.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a plain grey box (c) a mango that sings (d) the word in small print
  2. 2.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) the letters only (c) nothing at all (d) a blank page
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a list of words only
  4. 4.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  5. 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a whistle (b) hands in icy water (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) tasting raw mango
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a bus made of ice (c) a mango that sings (d) a sock that smells awful
  7. 7.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
  10. 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sight (b) touch (c) sound (d) taste
  11. 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a plain grey box (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a bus made of ice
  12. 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a pencil that dances (d) a bus made of ice
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a list of words only (c) a dull white wall (d) a kite as big as a house
  14. 14.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) harder to keep (c) easier to keep (d) too slow
  17. 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste (d) touch
  18. 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) tasting bitter karela (c) tasting raw mango (d) seeing a glowing star
  19. 19.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  20. 20.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it grey (c) make it small and plain (d) make it big and funny
  21. 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch (d) sight
  22. 22.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a small grey dot
  23. 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  24. 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling jasmine (d) hearing a dog bark
  25. 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a blurry shape (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a laughing tiffin box
  26. 26.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) images stick better (c) they are boring (d) words are useless
  27. 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  28. 28.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sight (b) touch (c) sound (d) smell
  30. 30.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a list of words only (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pale, tiny dot
  32. 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) sight
  33. 33.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  34. 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
  35. 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  36. 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a far-off still tree (c) a list of words only (d) a laughing tiffin box
  37. 37.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) rocket (c) banana (d) honesty
  38. 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a bus made of ice
  39. 39.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a whistle

Answer key

  1. a mango that sings
  2. a bird leaving a cage
  3. a giant pink elephant
  4. False
  5. hands in icy water
  6. a far-off still tree
  7. False
  8. True
  9. a strong picture
  10. sound
  11. a plain grey box
  12. a list of words only
  13. a kite as big as a house
  14. True
  15. True
  16. easier to keep
  17. touch
  18. seeing a glowing star
  19. True
  20. make it big and funny
  21. sight
  22. a giant rainbow umbrella
  23. a strong picture
  24. hearing a dog bark
  25. a blurry shape
  26. images stick better
  27. a weak picture
  28. False
  29. smell
  30. False
  31. a pencil that dances
  32. touch
  33. False
  34. a strong picture
  35. a weak picture
  36. a laughing tiffin box
  37. honesty
  38. the word in small print
  39. False
  40. watching fireworks

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