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Memory techniques lesson 18: Part 3 test: pictures and places · Set 144 · 40 questions
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Memory tip (See it, link it, place it): Pictures: big, funny, moving, colourful, with a sense. Stories: each item does something to the next. Palace: walk the stops in order. Keyword: the CAPITAL word sounds like the new word, the picture shows the meaning. Mind maps: topic in the centre, each detail on its own branch.

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  1. 1.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
  2. 2.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
  3. 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  5. 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) smell
  6. 6.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a key by the school gate, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the classroom door, a monkey by the notice board, a flute by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) key (b) flute (c) rope (d) monkey
  8. 8.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a far-off still tree
  9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) fish (b) water (c) mango (d) cat
  10. 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
  11. 11.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
  12. 12.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) frame it (c) redraw it from memory (d) throw it away
  13. 13.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
  14. 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  15. 15.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
  16. 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting salty chips (b) tasting raw mango (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) stroking soft fur
  17. 17.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
  18. 18.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) watching fireworks (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a dog bark
  19. 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  20. 20.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) the word “umbrella”
  21. 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
  22. 22.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
  23. 23.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
  24. 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
  25. 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries food to parts (c) green, flat and thin (d) hold the plant firm
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a mango by the kitchen, a parrot by the sofa, a fan by the TV, an ant by the dining table, an onion by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) fan (b) onion (c) ant (d) mango
  27. 27.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on an urn; the urn tickles a key; the key crashes into a candle; the candle sings to a vase. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) key (b) urn (c) frog (d) candle
  29. 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a goat by the park gate, a fan by the post box, a flute by the banyan tree, a guava by the bus stop, a wallet by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) fan (b) flute (c) wallet (d) goat
  31. 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a plain grey box (c) a pencil that dances (d) a blurry shape
  32. 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an umbrella by the gate, a doll by the door, a wallet by the shoe rack, a parrot by the sofa, a bucket by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) doll (b) wallet (c) umbrella (d) bucket
  33. 33.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  34. 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell (d) sound
  35. 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a drum; the drum chases a glass; the glass sits on a frog; the frog crashes into a tent. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) frog (c) tent (d) drum
  36. 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  37. 37.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it grey (c) make it big and funny (d) make it small and plain
  38. 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
  39. 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  40. 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight

Answer key

  1. each link leads on
  2. the method of loci
  3. step 3
  4. step 2
  5. touch
  6. yes, with new pictures
  7. rope
  8. a far-off still tree
  9. cat
  10. the pen stirring tea
  11. sound
  12. redraw it from memory
  13. False
  14. step 2
  15. to keep the order
  16. seeing a red kite fly
  17. new words in a language
  18. smelling wet earth
  19. a weak picture
  20. a giant rainbow umbrella
  21. put pictures at stops
  22. False
  23. later today and tomorrow
  24. flowers
  25. green, flat and thin
  26. mango
  27. True
  28. frog
  29. picture the first item
  30. fan
  31. a pencil that dances
  32. bucket
  33. True
  34. sound
  35. tent
  36. step 1
  37. make it big and funny
  38. a weak picture
  39. step 1
  40. carries water upward

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