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Memory techniques lesson 18: Part 3 test: pictures and places · Set 858 · 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 bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) take in water from soil (d) make food using sunlight
  3. 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder falls into an onion; the onion chases a tent; the tent jumps over a mirror; the mirror sits on an apple. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) onion (b) ladder (c) mirror (d) tent
  4. 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
  5. 5.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a net by the slide, a mirror by the bench, a tent by the park gate, a drum by the swing, a ladder by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) drum (b) ladder (c) mirror (d) tent
  7. 7.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a list of words only (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) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
  9. 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) stroking soft fur (c) tasting salty chips (d) smelling a stinky sock
  10. 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  11. 11.🗣️ 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
  12. 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a key by the notice board, a candle by the classroom door, a coconut by the teacher’s desk, a lemon by the school gate, an owl by the stairs. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) candle (b) key (c) owl (d) coconut
  13. 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a glass; the glass sits on a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a van; the van bounces onto an owl. Which item comes right before the van? (a) jalebi (b) nest (c) glass (d) owl
  14. 14.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
  15. 15.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
  16. 16.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
  17. 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  18. 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
  19. 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a frog; the frog crashes into a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) coconut (b) ladder (c) jalebi (d) frog
  20. 20.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  21. 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
  22. 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  23. 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  24. 24.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a plain grey box (c) a kite as big as a house (d) the word in small print
  25. 25.🔗 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
  26. 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) hands in icy water (c) tasting salty chips (d) smelling a stinky sock
  27. 27.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) rocket (c) banana (d) elephant
  28. 28.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
  29. 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) see shapes (b) taste sour (c) smell smoke (d) see colours
  30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
  31. 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) watching fireworks (c) hearing a dog bark (d) seeing a glowing star
  32. 32.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
  33. 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
  34. 34.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
  35. 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
  36. 36.🏰 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
  37. 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van falls into a pencil; the pencil pulls a shoe; the shoe chases a net; the net sings to a fan. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) pencil (b) fan (c) net (d) van
  38. 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  39. 39.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
  40. 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries food to parts (c) take in water from soil (d) carries water upward

Answer key

  1. False
  2. take in water from soil
  3. onion
  4. step 2
  5. False
  6. drum
  7. a list of words only
  8. sight
  9. stroking soft fur
  10. step 2
  11. find a sound-alike word
  12. candle
  13. jalebi
  14. False
  15. later today and tomorrow
  16. add more stops
  17. keep linking in order
  18. step 4
  19. frog
  20. False
  21. the word’s meaning
  22. step 2
  23. step 1
  24. a kite as big as a house
  25. picture the first item
  26. watching fireworks
  27. honesty
  28. that item is lost
  29. taste sour
  30. keep linking in order
  31. hearing a dog bark
  32. False
  33. flowers
  34. a poor mind map
  35. link it to the next item
  36. put pictures at stops
  37. net
  38. step 1
  39. funny actions
  40. take in water from soil

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