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Memory techniques lesson 18: Part 3 test: pictures and places · Set 59 · 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 branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
  2. 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon falls into a tiger; the tiger rolls into a pencil; the pencil sings to an inkpot; the inkpot crashes into a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) lamp (c) tiger (d) lemon
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a kite; the kite crashes into a doll; the doll jumps over a cat; the cat falls into an urn. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) cat (c) watch (d) kite
  4. 4.🗣️ 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
  5. 5.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
  6. 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries food to parts (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
  7. 7.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
  8. 8.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  9. 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
  10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
  11. 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  12. 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
  13. 13.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
  14. 14.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) topic in a corner (d) a colour for each branch
  15. 15.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a sock that smells awful (c) the word in small print (d) a laughing tiffin box
  16. 16.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  17. 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  18. 18.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
  19. 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  20. 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
  21. 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
  22. 22.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bus made of ice (c) a blurry shape (d) a bright red flying cow
  23. 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
  24. 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) turn into fruit (c) hold the plant firm (d) take in water from soil
  25. 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make seeds (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
  26. 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umpire by the kitchen, a jug by the dining table, a kettle by the TV, a doll by the sofa, a monkey by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) jug (b) umpire (c) doll (d) kettle
  27. 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
  28. 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a candle; the candle sits on a goat; the goat jumps over a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a watch. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) candle (b) watch (c) parrot (d) goat
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an urn by the teacher’s desk, a shoe by the school gate, a wallet by the notice board, a tiger by the classroom door, a banana by the stairs. What did you place by the stairs? (a) shoe (b) urn (c) banana (d) tiger
  31. 31.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
  32. 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  33. 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  34. 34.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
  35. 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
  36. 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sound (b) sight (c) touch (d) taste
  37. 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
  38. 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bus made of ice (c) a far-off still tree (d) a mango that sings
  39. 39.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it hides the ideas (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it is longer
  40. 40.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella

Answer key

  1. flowers
  2. tiger
  3. kite
  4. hear the new word
  5. one you know very well
  6. carries food to parts
  7. False
  8. True
  9. fix stops in order
  10. the word’s meaning
  11. step 3
  12. sight
  13. True
  14. a colour for each branch
  15. the word in small print
  16. False
  17. step 3
  18. fix stops in order
  19. step 2
  20. sight
  21. step 4
  22. a blurry shape
  23. stem
  24. turn into fruit
  25. make seeds
  26. jug
  27. that item is lost
  28. touch
  29. candle
  30. banana
  31. choose a place you know
  32. keep linking in order
  33. a weak picture
  34. a funny, moving one
  35. find a sound-alike word
  36. taste
  37. picture the first item
  38. a far-off still tree
  39. it shows how ideas link
  40. a giant rainbow umbrella

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