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Memory techniques lesson 18: Part 3 test: pictures and places · Set 910 · 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 poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) one key word per branch (c) copying a whole page (d) lines that link ideas
  2. 2.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a CHUBBY key
  3. 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) all in one colour (c) a colour for each branch (d) topic in a corner
  4. 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent tickles a vase; the vase pulls a violin; the violin crashes into a bucket; the bucket falls into a radio. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) violin (b) radio (c) tent (d) bucket
  5. 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
  6. 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a far-off still tree (d) a blurry shape
  7. 7.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
  8. 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
  9. 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a key by the teacher’s desk, a fan by the notice board, a doll by the school gate, an igloo by the stairs, a candle by the classroom door. What did you place by the notice board? (a) candle (b) key (c) fan (d) igloo
  10. 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “aai” is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. What does “aai” mean? (a) cloud (b) foot (c) mother (d) nose
  11. 11.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
  12. 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
  13. 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) stroking soft fur (b) smelling wet earth (c) watching fireworks (d) tasting salty chips
  14. 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball crashes into an urn; the urn falls into a radio; the radio sits on a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a rose. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) rose (b) radio (c) coconut (d) ball
  15. 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
  16. 16.🗣️ 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
  17. 17.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a small grey dot
  18. 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste (d) sound
  19. 19.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only for numbers
  20. 20.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a list of words only
  21. 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a guava by the shoe rack, a key by the dining table, an owl by the TV, a ball by the door, a cat by the sofa. Where did you place the guava? (a) shoe rack (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) TV
  22. 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
  23. 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) sakhar (c) haathi (d) kitaab
  24. 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) ears (d) skin
  25. 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a coconut by the slide, a guava by the swing, a candle by the fruit cart, a glass by the banyan tree, an umbrella by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) glass (b) guava (c) umbrella (d) candle
  26. 26.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
  27. 27.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  28. 28.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) frame it (c) throw it away (d) redraw it from memory
  29. 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  30. 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the blackboard, a ladder by the stairs, a ball by the classroom door, an urn by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) ladder (b) pillow (c) urn (d) flute
  31. 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a radio by the library, a wallet by the stairs, a jeep by the teacher’s desk, a mango by the blackboard, a jalebi by the classroom door. Where did you place the mango? (a) blackboard (b) classroom door (c) teacher’s desk (d) stairs
  32. 32.🔗 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
  33. 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a pillow by the library, a radio by the blackboard, a guava by the playground, a ladder by the teacher’s desk, an onion by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) pillow (b) ladder (c) guava (d) onion
  34. 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
  35. 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a rope by the TV, a tomato by the sofa, a pencil by the kitchen, a mirror by the dining table, a goat by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) pencil (b) mirror (c) rope (d) goat
  36. 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo sits on an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into a cat; the cat pulls a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) igloo (c) van (d) goat
  37. 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) shala (c) bhaat (d) aai
  38. 38.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a list of words only (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pale, tiny dot
  39. 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell food (b) hear voices (c) see colours (d) smell flowers
  40. 40.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they are boring (c) images stick better (d) they need no attention

Answer key

  1. copying a whole page
  2. a school in a SHAWL
  3. a colour for each branch
  4. bucket
  5. find a sound-alike word
  6. a bright red flying cow
  7. to keep the order
  8. keep linking in order
  9. fan
  10. mother
  11. one you know very well
  12. taste
  13. smelling wet earth
  14. radio
  15. sounds like the new word
  16. step 2
  17. a giant rainbow umbrella
  18. sound
  19. yes, with new pictures
  20. a sock that smells awful
  21. shoe rack
  22. replay the story
  23. haathi
  24. eyes
  25. glass
  26. a good mind map
  27. False
  28. redraw it from memory
  29. step 2
  30. ladder
  31. blackboard
  32. link it to the next item
  33. pillow
  34. hear the new word
  35. rope
  36. cat
  37. bhaat
  38. a frog wearing a crown
  39. see colours
  40. images stick better

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