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Memory techniques lesson 18: Part 3 test: pictures and places · Set 853 · 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.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a far-off still tree (c) the word in small print (d) a kite as big as a house
  2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) a colour for each branch (d) copying a whole page
  3. 3.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  4. 4.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
  5. 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
  6. 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
  7. 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
  8. 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch (d) taste
  9. 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  10. 10.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
  11. 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut jumps over a radio; the radio sits on a candle; the candle tickles a sock; the sock falls into a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ball (b) sock (c) candle (d) radio
  12. 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
  13. 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
  14. 14.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
  15. 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) nose (d) skin
  16. 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a tent by the teacher’s desk, a net by the classroom door, a jug by the library, a spoon by the blackboard, a coconut by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) tent (b) coconut (c) jug (d) net
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
  20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) ideas with no links (d) topic in the centre
  21. 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
  22. 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) smell
  23. 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a goat by the bus stop, a fan by the banyan tree, a glass by the post box, a mirror by the park gate, a frog by the fruit cart. Where did you place the mirror? (a) banyan tree (b) park gate (c) bus stop (d) fruit cart
  24. 24.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  25. 25.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  26. 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) hearing a drum boom (c) hands in icy water (d) seeing a red kite fly
  27. 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  28. 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
  29. 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) take in water from soil (c) turn into fruit (d) green, flat and thin
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a sock by the door, an owl by the shoe rack, a van by the TV, a shoe by the sofa, a cat by the gate. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) cat (b) van (c) owl (d) sock
  31. 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a plain grey box (d) a blurry shape
  32. 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a plain grey box (d) a far-off still tree
  33. 33.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
  34. 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) nose (d) tongue
  35. 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
  36. 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) take in water from soil (c) have tiny pores (d) make food using sunlight
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over a watch; the watch sings to a guava; the guava falls into a drum; the drum crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the key? (a) watch (b) guava (c) cat (d) key
  38. 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
  39. 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a violin; the violin pulls a vase; the vase rolls into an ant; the ant sings to an ice cream. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ice cream (b) ant (c) violin (d) lemon
  40. 40.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it grey (c) make it big and funny (d) make it small and plain

Answer key

  1. a kite as big as a house
  2. a colour for each branch
  3. False
  4. the method of loci
  5. new words in a language
  6. step 4
  7. fix stops in order
  8. touch
  9. step 2
  10. later today and tomorrow
  11. radio
  12. that item is lost
  13. a poor mind map
  14. False
  15. tongue
  16. coconut
  17. one you know very well
  18. True
  19. picture the first item
  20. topic in the centre
  21. find a sound-alike word
  22. smell
  23. park gate
  24. True
  25. False
  26. seeing a red kite fly
  27. step 4
  28. a strong picture
  29. take in water from soil
  30. owl
  31. a kite as big as a house
  32. a giant pink elephant
  33. funny actions
  34. nose
  35. a strong picture
  36. take in water from soil
  37. watch
  38. flowers
  39. violin
  40. make it big and funny

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