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Memory techniques lesson 18: Part 3 test: pictures and places · Set 92 · 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
  2. 2.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) a blank page (c) nothing at all (d) the letters only
  3. 3.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
  4. 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
  5. 5.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
  6. 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a pillow; the pillow tickles a candle; the candle sings to a rope. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) inkpot (c) candle (d) pillow
  7. 7.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) touch (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
  8. 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) the word in small print (d) a giant pink elephant
  9. 9.🔗 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
  10. 10.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) the date (c) a small detail (d) your name
  11. 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
  12. 12.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) a colour for each branch (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) long sentences
  13. 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a pillow by the shoe rack, a sock by the door, a frog by the dining table, a lamp by the sofa, a jalebi by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) jalebi (b) pillow (c) sock (d) frog
  14. 14.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
  15. 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling jasmine (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) tasting bitter karela (d) feeling a prickly cactus
  16. 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pale, tiny dot
  17. 17.🏰 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
  18. 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a guava by the bench, an orange by the swing, a fan by the fruit cart, a van by the park gate, an anchor by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) van (b) guava (c) orange (d) anchor
  19. 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a monkey by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the classroom door, a whistle by the notice board, a flute by the stairs, an ice cream by the school gate. What did you place by the school gate? (a) inkpot (b) whistle (c) monkey (d) ice cream
  20. 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase crashes into a nest; the nest tickles a rose; the rose chases a net; the net pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the rose? (a) vase (b) rose (c) net (d) drum
  21. 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango sings to a cat; the cat tickles a tomato; the tomato jumps over a goat; the goat rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) jalebi (b) mango (c) cat (d) tomato
  22. 22.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
  23. 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
  24. 24.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a list of words only (c) a mango that sings (d) a pencil that dances
  25. 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) roots (d) flowers
  26. 26.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) no, never
  27. 27.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a small grey dot
  28. 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
  29. 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite sits on an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a goat; the goat bounces onto a frog; the frog pulls a vase. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) frog (b) kite (c) goat (d) vase
  30. 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
  31. 31.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
  32. 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
  33. 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) details on small twigs (c) lines that link ideas (d) one key word per branch
  34. 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a lemon; the lemon sings to a nest; the nest crashes into a fan; the fan bounces onto a duck. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) duck (b) glass (c) nest (d) lemon
  35. 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) one key word per branch (c) ideas with no links (d) a colour for each branch
  36. 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste salty (b) hear a bell (c) taste sour (d) feel a light touch
  37. 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a duck by the swing, a candle by the park gate, an ice cream by the fruit cart, an ant by the post box, a tiger by the banyan tree. Where did you place the duck? (a) park gate (b) post box (c) banyan tree (d) swing
  38. 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
  39. 39.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
  40. 40.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) start from nowhere

Answer key

  1. the word’s meaning
  2. a bird leaving a cage
  3. False
  4. flowers
  5. each link leads on
  6. inkpot
  7. sight
  8. the word in small print
  9. link it to the next item
  10. the main topic
  11. step 1
  12. a colour for each branch
  13. pillow
  14. a poor mind map
  15. feeling a prickly cactus
  16. a pale, tiny dot
  17. choose a place you know
  18. guava
  19. ice cream
  20. net
  21. tomato
  22. False
  23. the pen stirring tea
  24. a list of words only
  25. flowers
  26. yes, with new pictures
  27. a giant rainbow umbrella
  28. step 3
  29. goat
  30. picture the first item
  31. funny actions
  32. step 4
  33. all in one colour
  34. nest
  35. ideas with no links
  36. hear a bell
  37. swing
  38. step 1
  39. that item is lost
  40. replay the story

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