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Memory techniques lesson 18: Part 3 test: pictures and places · Set 870 · 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.🗣️ 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
  2. 2.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
  3. 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
  4. 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an owl by the fruit cart, a parrot by the banyan tree, an ant by the park gate, a monkey by the post box, a jug by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) owl (b) ant (c) parrot (d) monkey
  5. 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  6. 6.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
  7. 7.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
  8. 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) make food using sunlight (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
  9. 9.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a far-off still tree (d) the word in small print
  10. 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
  11. 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
  12. 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  13. 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting raw mango (b) seeing a glowing star (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) hearing a dog bark
  14. 14.🏰 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
  15. 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
  16. 16.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
  17. 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
  18. 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a mango that sings
  19. 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  20. 20.🏰 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
  21. 21.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
  22. 22.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) harder to keep (c) useless (d) too slow
  23. 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
  24. 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
  25. 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
  26. 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a far-off still tree (c) a bus made of ice (d) a plain grey box
  27. 27.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
  28. 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a plain grey box (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a normal-sized cup
  29. 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) holds up the leaves (c) attract bees (d) turn into fruit
  30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
  31. 31.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) taste (b) smell (c) touch (d) sight
  32. 32.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
  33. 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on an owl; the owl sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto a radio; the radio pulls a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) owl (b) doll (c) radio (d) ball
  34. 34.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an ant by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the classroom door, a mango by the blackboard, a needle by the library, a lemon by the stairs. Where did you place the lemon? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) library (d) stairs
  36. 36.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
  37. 37.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) carries food to parts (c) make food using sunlight (d) attract bees
  39. 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
  40. 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4

Answer key

  1. hear the new word
  2. True
  3. hear the new word
  4. ant
  5. step 1
  6. new words in a language
  7. to keep the order
  8. make food using sunlight
  9. a bus made of ice
  10. step 4
  11. hear the new word
  12. keep linking in order
  13. feeling a prickly cactus
  14. fix stops in order
  15. step 2
  16. add more stops
  17. a strong picture
  18. a pale, tiny dot
  19. step 1
  20. one you know very well
  21. yes, with new pictures
  22. easier to keep
  23. a weak picture
  24. each link leads on
  25. picture the first item
  26. a bus made of ice
  27. False
  28. a kite as big as a house
  29. holds up the leaves
  30. picture the first item
  31. taste
  32. a poor mind map
  33. radio
  34. False
  35. stairs
  36. True
  37. False
  38. carries food to parts
  39. sound
  40. step 3

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