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Memory techniques lesson 18: Part 3 test: pictures and places · Set 818 · 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 do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they need no attention (c) images stick better (d) they are boring
  2. 2.🔗 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
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles a tent; the tent chases a goat; the goat rolls into a whistle; the whistle sings to a net. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) doll (b) net (c) tent (d) goat
  4. 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a mango that sings (c) a plain grey box (d) a list of words only
  5. 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) attract bees (c) make seeds (d) carries food to parts
  6. 6.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
  7. 7.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
  8. 8.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
  9. 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear music (b) see colours (c) smell smoke (d) read words
  10. 10.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a mango that sings (d) the word in small print
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a bucket; the bucket sings to a jug; the jug falls into a needle; the needle bounces onto a watch. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) needle (b) watch (c) bucket (d) jug
  12. 12.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it needs no review (c) it hides the ideas (d) it is longer
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to a banana; the banana chases a bucket; the bucket jumps over a kite; the kite sits on a whistle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) bucket (b) whistle (c) banana (d) ball
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over an ant; the ant falls into a ball; the ball pulls a vase; the vase sits on a kettle. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) ball (b) kettle (c) vase (d) jeep
  15. 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a vase; the vase crashes into a sock; the sock sings to an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a drum. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) watch (c) drum (d) vase
  16. 16.🔗 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
  17. 17.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) harder to keep (c) too slow (d) useless
  18. 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a candle; the candle falls into a jug; the jug pulls a wallet; the wallet sings to a needle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) jug (b) goat (c) wallet (d) needle
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat jumps over a pencil; the pencil rolls into a kettle; the kettle falls into an onion; the onion chases a lemon. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) onion (b) lemon (c) kettle (d) pencil
  20. 20.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) lines that link ideas (d) all in one colour
  21. 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
  22. 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a bucket by the stairs, a tiger by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the school gate, a rope by the classroom door, a flute by the notice board. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) flute (b) tiger (c) igloo (d) bucket
  23. 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck sings to a net; the net crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into an apple; the apple pulls a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) net (b) anchor (c) apple (d) duck
  24. 24.🏰 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
  25. 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sings to a needle; the needle bounces onto a van; the van falls into a watch; the watch chases an igloo. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) bucket (b) van (c) igloo (d) needle
  26. 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  27. 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
  28. 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
  29. 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a watch by the fruit cart, a doll by the park gate, a fan by the post box, a van by the banyan tree, a key by the bus stop. Where did you place the watch? (a) banyan tree (b) fruit cart (c) bus stop (d) park gate
  30. 30.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  31. 31.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
  32. 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  33. 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) cat (b) moon (c) fish (d) flower
  34. 34.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it small and plain (c) keep it still (d) make it grey
  35. 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  36. 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  37. 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
  38. 38.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) frame it (c) colour it again (d) redraw it from memory
  39. 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting raw mango (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a dog bark (d) smelling jasmine
  40. 40.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. images stick better
  2. link it to the next item
  3. goat
  4. a mango that sings
  5. carries food to parts
  6. replay the story
  7. the method of loci
  8. add more stops
  9. smell smoke
  10. the word in small print
  11. bucket
  12. it shows how ideas link
  13. ball
  14. kettle
  15. drum
  16. picture the first item
  17. easier to keep
  18. goat
  19. lemon
  20. lines that link ideas
  21. step 1
  22. tiger
  23. duck
  24. choose a place you know
  25. igloo
  26. step 4
  27. picture the first item
  28. leaves
  29. fruit cart
  30. step 3
  31. fix stops in order
  32. step 2
  33. flower
  34. make it big and funny
  35. step 2
  36. a weak picture
  37. a weak picture
  38. redraw it from memory
  39. smelling jasmine
  40. False

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