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said. `Quite straight is the keel of a yacht. Here is the other half.' He took out a pen, knocked it through the centre of a yo-yo and then he jammed it into a hole in the top of the anvil to fix the halves of the specs around, perhaps. Then he took a tool which looked like a boomerang and heated it until it was red hot. Then he used it to weld the two pieces of the specs together. He then gave the glasses back to a lady who had brought them to be mended and she gave him a sunflower in exchange. |
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The number rhyme system works on a similar principle, except that we make associations on the basis of rhyme. One rhymes with bun, for example. Two rhymes with shoe and three rhymes with tree. Here is a full list of rhyming images from zero to ten. |
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If you have a number to remember, you just associate the digits with these images and build a story. |
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Consider, for example, the number 361512839. This could be memorised by making up the following story, using the images given. |
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A person tries to build a tree with sticks. He uses a bun as the base and puts a beehive against the stack to hold it up. Then he puts another bun on the top, securing it by bashing it onto the upright sticks with a shoe. Then he goes out through the gate, turns around and the tree is whole again, but it has changed from an oak to a pine. |
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Now try it for yourself. Memorise the following digits in order. Draw the images you use, then go away and do something different. Come back in ten minutes and test yourself to see how well you did. There are ten digits so each represents 10 per cent of a 100 per cent recall score. |
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3, 6, 5, 4, 3, 1, 8, 2, 9, 5 |
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