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Memory techniques lesson 18: Part 3 test: pictures and places · Set 534 · 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi falls into a pencil; the pencil chases an urn; the urn bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) jalebi (b) drum (c) vase (d) pencil
  2. 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
  3. 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) one key word per branch (c) all in one colour (d) topic in a corner
  5. 5.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
  6. 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
  7. 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  8. 8.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  10. 10.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) useless (c) easier to keep (d) too slow
  11. 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tomato by the notice board, a violin by the school gate, a mirror by the teacher’s desk, a kettle by the stairs, a cat by the classroom door. Where did you place the tomato? (a) school gate (b) teacher’s desk (c) notice board (d) classroom door
  12. 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  13. 13.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  14. 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a drum by the stairs, a tent by the notice board, a fan by the teacher’s desk, a candle by the classroom door, a doll by the school gate. What did you place by the stairs? (a) fan (b) tent (c) doll (d) drum
  15. 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  16. 16.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
  17. 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
  18. 18.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
  19. 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) monkey (b) school (c) elephant (d) flower
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) long sentences (c) topic in the centre (d) lines that link ideas
  21. 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
  22. 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) rice (b) elephant (c) eye (d) nose
  23. 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  24. 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a kettle by the notice board, a rope by the classroom door, a lamp by the teacher’s desk, a kite by the stairs, a doll by the blackboard. Where did you place the kettle? (a) stairs (b) teacher’s desk (c) blackboard (d) notice board
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a bucket by the door, a rose by the TV, an urn by the sofa, a tent by the dining table, a mirror by the shoe rack. What did you place by the dining table? (a) bucket (b) urn (c) mirror (d) tent
  27. 27.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a plain grey box (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a far-off still tree
  28. 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
  29. 29.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
  30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  31. 31.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) lines that link ideas (c) copying a whole page (d) all in one colour
  32. 32.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
  33. 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  34. 34.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) rocket (c) elephant (d) honesty
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a ladder by the stairs, a tent by the classroom door, an igloo by the notice board, a vase by the teacher’s desk, an orange by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) ladder (b) orange (c) igloo (d) tent
  36. 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) school (b) elephant (c) tree (d) rice
  38. 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a sock by the fruit cart, a doll by the banyan tree, a wallet by the swing, a jeep by the park gate, a ladder by the post box. Where did you place the jeep? (a) swing (b) park gate (c) fruit cart (d) post box
  39. 39.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  40. 40.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) no reason

Answer key

  1. drum
  2. picture the first item
  3. funny actions
  4. one key word per branch
  5. True
  6. find a sound-alike word
  7. step 2
  8. one you know very well
  9. step 4
  10. easier to keep
  11. notice board
  12. step 1
  13. step 3
  14. drum
  15. step 2
  16. the pen stirring tea
  17. link it to the meaning
  18. add more stops
  19. flower
  20. long sentences
  21. a weak picture
  22. eye
  23. picture the first item
  24. step 4
  25. notice board
  26. tent
  27. a sock that smells awful
  28. flowers
  29. a funny, moving one
  30. keep linking in order
  31. lines that link ideas
  32. the method of loci
  33. a weak picture
  34. honesty
  35. ladder
  36. step 3
  37. elephant
  38. park gate
  39. False
  40. to keep the order

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