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Memory techniques lesson 18: Part 3 test: pictures and places · Set 277 · 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 must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
  2. 2.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a small grey dot
  3. 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
  4. 4.🏰 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
  5. 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a pencil that dances (d) a list of words only
  7. 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion pulls an anchor; the anchor sits on a doll; the doll jumps over a pillow; the pillow falls into a parrot. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) anchor (b) parrot (c) doll (d) pillow
  8. 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  9. 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  10. 10.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a dull white wall (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
  11. 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
  12. 12.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) details on small twigs (d) ideas with no links
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a banana by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the blackboard, a monkey by the notice board, a whistle by the stairs, an orange by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) banana (b) orange (c) monkey (d) lemon
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on a needle; the needle bounces onto a tent; the tent sings to a sock; the sock pulls a flute. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) needle (c) flute (d) ladder
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  16. 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep pulls a kite; the kite tickles an anchor; the anchor sits on a lemon; the lemon sings to an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kite (b) orange (c) lemon (d) jeep
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
  19. 19.🔗 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
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a bus made of ice (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a sock that smells awful
  21. 21.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
  22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  23. 23.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they are boring (c) images stick better (d) they need no attention
  24. 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella crashes into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a shoe; the shoe jumps over a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) umbrella (b) whistle (c) shoe (d) parrot
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a tomato; the tomato tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) lamp (b) doll (c) umbrella (d) tomato
  26. 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
  27. 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
  28. 28.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a monkey; the monkey crashes into an umpire; the umpire rolls into a guava; the guava falls into a jeep. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) umpire (b) parrot (c) jeep (d) monkey
  30. 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) holds up the leaves (c) turn into fruit (d) carries food to parts
  31. 31.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) frame it (c) throw it away (d) redraw it from memory
  32. 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
  33. 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple crashes into a duck; the duck sits on a lemon; the lemon tickles an igloo; the igloo rolls into a goat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) apple (b) duck (c) goat (d) lemon
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a spoon by the park gate, a flute by the bus stop, an orange by the fruit cart, a duck by the banyan tree, a tomato by the post box. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) spoon (b) flute (c) orange (d) duck
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an anchor by the door, a watch by the TV, a tiger by the shoe rack, a kite by the sofa, a tomato by the dining table. Where did you place the anchor? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) door
  37. 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) nose (d) skin
  38. 38.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil pulls a nest; the nest rolls into an onion; the onion sits on a goat; the goat crashes into a violin. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) violin (b) pencil (c) goat (d) nest
  40. 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) turn into fruit (c) make food using sunlight (d) take in water from soil

Answer key

  1. to keep the order
  2. a giant rainbow umbrella
  3. hear the new word
  4. step 1
  5. funny actions
  6. a list of words only
  7. doll
  8. step 1
  9. step 2
  10. a kite as big as a house
  11. hear the new word
  12. details on small twigs
  13. orange
  14. flute
  15. step 4
  16. lemon
  17. put pictures at stops
  18. a good mind map
  19. picture the first item
  20. a pale, tiny dot
  21. False
  22. step 3
  23. images stick better
  24. shoe
  25. tomato
  26. the pen stirring tea
  27. sight
  28. True
  29. parrot
  30. take in water from soil
  31. redraw it from memory
  32. roots
  33. step 3
  34. apple
  35. orange
  36. door
  37. tongue
  38. new words in a language
  39. nest
  40. turn into fruit

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