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Memory techniques lesson 18: Part 3 test: pictures and places · Set 21 · 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.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) turn into fruit (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
  2. 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) green, flat and thin (c) grow under the ground (d) holds up the leaves
  3. 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an owl by the park gate, a rope by the swing, a glass by the fruit cart, an igloo by the banyan tree, a mirror by the post box. Where did you place the owl? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) banyan tree (d) post box
  4. 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  5. 5.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
  6. 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) ears (d) skin
  7. 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  8. 8.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
  9. 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) paay (c) phool (d) dola
  10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  11. 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
  12. 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
  13. 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
  14. 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  15. 15.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  16. 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) skin (d) ears
  17. 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a fan by the door, an urn by the gate, a rope by the shoe rack, a needle by the TV, a pencil by the sofa. Where did you place the rope? (a) shoe rack (b) TV (c) door (d) gate
  18. 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) read words (c) hear voices (d) taste sour
  19. 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a pencil that dances (c) the word in small print (d) a dull white wall
  20. 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hands in icy water (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a glowing star
  21. 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  22. 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
  23. 23.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) no reason (c) it saves ink (d) quick to see and recall
  24. 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) hear music (c) feel hot and cold (d) taste sweet
  25. 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
  26. 26.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
  27. 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) lines that link ideas (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) details on small twigs
  28. 28.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) only for numbers
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot jumps over a lemon; the lemon sings to a tiger; the tiger crashes into a nest; the nest tickles a sock. Which item comes right before the nest? (a) tiger (b) lemon (c) inkpot (d) nest
  30. 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  31. 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHUBBY key
  32. 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) tasting salty chips (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) hearing a whistle
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pencil that dances (d) a kite as big as a house
  34. 34.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
  35. 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  36. 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) taste
  37. 37.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a kite by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the classroom door, an anchor by the notice board, a pencil by the stairs, an urn by the blackboard. Where did you place the kite? (a) notice board (b) blackboard (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
  39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
  40. 40.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) banana (d) rocket

Answer key

  1. turn into fruit
  2. holds up the leaves
  3. park gate
  4. step 2
  5. to keep the order
  6. tongue
  7. step 1
  8. False
  9. haathi
  10. step 2
  11. a weak picture
  12. fix stops in order
  13. hear the new word
  14. picture the first item
  15. False
  16. ears
  17. shoe rack
  18. hear voices
  19. a pencil that dances
  20. smelling a stinky sock
  21. a strong picture
  22. link it to the next item
  23. quick to see and recall
  24. taste sweet
  25. a fish lighting a MATCH
  26. a good mind map
  27. tiny, cramped writing
  28. yes, with new pictures
  29. tiger
  30. a weak picture
  31. a MAZE on a table
  32. tasting salty chips
  33. a dull white wall
  34. the method of loci
  35. step 3
  36. smell
  37. that item is lost
  38. teacher’s desk
  39. the word’s meaning
  40. honesty

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