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Memory techniques lesson 18: Part 3 test: pictures and places · Set 462 · 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) make food using sunlight (b) take in water from soil (c) green, flat and thin (d) have tiny pores
  2. 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
  3. 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
  4. 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) make food using sunlight (c) hold the plant firm (d) take in water from soil
  5. 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a whistle (b) watching fireworks (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) feeling a prickly cactus
  6. 6.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the date (d) your name
  7. 7.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
  8. 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a fan by the sofa, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a tent by the TV, a doll by the gate, a coconut by the door. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) TV (b) gate (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
  9. 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
  10. 10.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
  11. 11.🗣️ 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
  12. 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) eye (b) flower (c) moon (d) rice
  13. 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a far-off still tree (c) the word in small print (d) a pencil that dances
  14. 14.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  16. 16.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
  17. 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a list of words only (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a kite as big as a house
  19. 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  20. 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  21. 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
  22. 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp sits on a drum; the drum sings to a mango; the mango chases a nest; the nest jumps over a parrot. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) drum (b) parrot (c) lamp (d) nest
  23. 23.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
  24. 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  25. 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries water upward
  26. 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) turn into fruit (c) take in water from soil (d) have tiny pores
  27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  28. 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
  29. 29.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) images stick better (c) they need no attention (d) words are useless
  30. 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger tickles a violin; the violin bounces onto a tent; the tent chases a rope; the rope crashes into a pillow. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) rope (b) violin (c) tiger (d) tent
  31. 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
  32. 32.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  33. 33.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
  34. 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) I NEED sleep (c) a CHUBBY key (d) I AM eating a mango
  35. 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an urn by the fruit cart, a shoe by the park gate, a goat by the bus stop, a pencil by the banyan tree, a tent by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) tent (b) pencil (c) urn (d) goat
  37. 37.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) too slow (c) harder to keep (d) useless
  38. 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a mango that sings (c) a blurry shape (d) a giant pink elephant
  39. 39.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) throw it away (c) redraw it from memory (d) frame it
  40. 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an onion by the sofa, a drum by the kitchen, a cat by the TV, a flute by the bed, a banana by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) cat (b) onion (c) flute (d) drum

Answer key

  1. take in water from soil
  2. the word’s meaning
  3. sight
  4. make food using sunlight
  5. smelling a stinky sock
  6. the main topic
  7. a poor mind map
  8. shoe rack
  9. new words in a language
  10. each link leads on
  11. hear the new word
  12. moon
  13. a pencil that dances
  14. choose a place you know
  15. step 2
  16. to keep the order
  17. step 2
  18. a list of words only
  19. a weak picture
  20. step 1
  21. attract bees
  22. nest
  23. a good mind map
  24. picture the first item
  25. hold the plant firm
  26. take in water from soil
  27. step 4
  28. False
  29. images stick better
  30. violin
  31. True
  32. True
  33. one you know very well
  34. I AM eating a mango
  35. step 1
  36. pencil
  37. easier to keep
  38. a blurry shape
  39. redraw it from memory
  40. cat

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