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Memory techniques lesson 18: Part 3 test: pictures and places · Set 657 · 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.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hearing a drum boom (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a whistle
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a dull white wall
  4. 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
  5. 5.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) after a year
  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 is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a bus made of ice (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a kite as big as a house
  8. 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
  9. 9.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) lines that link ideas (c) ideas with no links (d) tiny, cramped writing
  10. 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a banana; the banana jumps over a sock; the sock crashes into a whistle. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) goat (b) net (c) sock (d) banana
  12. 12.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
  13. 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) guess
  14. 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) foot (b) mango (c) school (d) key
  15. 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  16. 16.🏰 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
  17. 17.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
  18. 18.🔗 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
  19. 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a plain grey box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a laughing tiffin box
  21. 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a pencil by the sofa, a rose by the door, an apple by the dining table, an umpire by the shoe rack, a jalebi by the TV. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) jalebi (b) umpire (c) pencil (d) rose
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a radio; the radio pulls an igloo; the igloo jumps over a vase; the vase sits on a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) radio (b) net (c) nest (d) vase
  24. 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) water in a PAN
  25. 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
  26. 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
  27. 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) tasting raw mango (c) hands in icy water (d) hearing a drum boom
  28. 28.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bus made of ice (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a kite as big as a house
  29. 29.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  30. 30.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
  31. 31.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) no reason (c) quick to see and recall (d) it saves ink
  32. 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a plain grey box (c) a blurry shape (d) a far-off still tree
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a van by the park gate, a needle by the fruit cart, an onion by the slide, a spoon by the swing, a shoe by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) needle (b) spoon (c) van (d) shoe
  34. 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
  35. 35.🏰 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
  36. 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tent by the sofa, a doll by the TV, an ant by the shoe rack, a violin by the kitchen, an inkpot by the dining table. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) inkpot (b) ant (c) violin (d) tent
  37. 37.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) ideas with no links (c) copying a whole page (d) one key word per branch
  38. 38.🗣️ 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
  39. 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
  40. 40.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pencil that dances (c) a sock that smells awful (d) the word in small print

Answer key

  1. True
  2. smelling wet earth
  3. a dull white wall
  4. that item is lost
  5. later today and tomorrow
  6. find a sound-alike word
  7. a normal-sized cup
  8. sight
  9. lines that link ideas
  10. link it to the next item
  11. sock
  12. a poor mind map
  13. replay the story
  14. school
  15. step 3
  16. choose a place you know
  17. one you know very well
  18. link it to the next item
  19. step 3
  20. a plain grey box
  21. a weak picture
  22. umpire
  23. radio
  24. a monkey in a BAND
  25. step 1
  26. link it to the meaning
  27. hands in icy water
  28. a normal-sized cup
  29. False
  30. new words in a language
  31. quick to see and recall
  32. a bright red flying cow
  33. van
  34. sounds like the new word
  35. put pictures at stops
  36. violin
  37. one key word per branch
  38. hear the new word
  39. the word’s meaning
  40. the word in small print

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