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Memory techniques lesson 18: Part 3 test: pictures and places · Set 192 · 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 do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) images stick better (c) words are useless (d) they need no attention
  2. 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
  3. 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a pencil that dances (d) a far-off still tree
  4. 4.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a school in a SHAWL
  5. 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles an anchor; the anchor chases a duck; the duck jumps over a monkey; the monkey falls into a watch. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) duck (b) anchor (c) watch (d) monkey
  7. 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a whistle by the stairs, a drum by the notice board, a pillow by the blackboard, an onion by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) onion (b) whistle (c) pillow (d) drum
  8. 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) smelling wet earth (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hearing a drum boom
  9. 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  10. 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) taste
  11. 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  12. 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a normal-sized cup
  13. 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
  14. 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
  15. 15.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
  16. 16.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in a corner (c) a colour for each branch (d) small doodles
  17. 17.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
  18. 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  19. 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a list of words only (d) a plain grey box
  20. 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an orange by the bench, a vase by the park gate, an ice cream by the slide, a bucket by the fruit cart, an ant by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ant (b) orange (c) vase (d) bucket
  21. 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
  22. 22.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) frame it (c) redraw it from memory (d) colour it again
  24. 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  25. 25.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) all in one colour (c) one key word per branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
  26. 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  27. 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
  28. 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a lamp; the lamp falls into a radio; the radio tickles a duck; the duck sits on a fan. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) fan (b) lamp (c) radio (d) vase
  30. 30.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
  31. 31.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in a corner (d) copying a whole page
  34. 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a net by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the playground, an igloo by the blackboard, an ice cream by the classroom door, a frog by the library. Where did you place the net? (a) classroom door (b) playground (c) teacher’s desk (d) library
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a kettle by the classroom door, a guava by the school gate, an igloo by the stairs, a cat by the notice board, a kite by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) igloo (b) kite (c) cat (d) guava
  36. 36.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
  38. 38.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a plain grey box (d) a bus made of ice
  39. 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make seeds (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries food to parts (d) hold the plant firm
  40. 40.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. images stick better
  2. taste
  3. a far-off still tree
  4. a PIE under your foot
  5. hear the new word
  6. anchor
  7. whistle
  8. hearing a drum boom
  9. a strong picture
  10. smell
  11. step 1
  12. a giant pink elephant
  13. a weak picture
  14. hear the new word
  15. False
  16. topic in a corner
  17. to keep the order
  18. step 4
  19. a kite as big as a house
  20. bucket
  21. put pictures at stops
  22. False
  23. redraw it from memory
  24. step 2
  25. one key word per branch
  26. step 2
  27. sounds like the new word
  28. step 1
  29. vase
  30. the method of loci
  31. funny actions
  32. step 3
  33. details on small twigs
  34. teacher’s desk
  35. kite
  36. True
  37. new words in a language
  38. a bus made of ice
  39. hold the plant firm
  40. True

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