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Question
Look at the following words carefully for one minute. Now close your book and try to write down as many of the words as you can remember.
| crust, tremendous, lava, crater, volcanic, tsunami, island, extinct, disaster, dormant, eruption, plume, inland, molten, active, coast |
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Solution
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Step 1: Look at the Words (for one minute):
Carefully read and try to visualize or create mental associations with the words:- crust, tremendous, lava, crater, volcanic, tsunami, island, extinct, disaster, dormant, eruption, plume, inland, molten, active, coast.
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Step 2: Write Down the Words (from memory):
After closing your book or screen, write down as many words as you can recall.
Group the words by categories to make them easier to remember. For example:
- Volcanic terms: crust, lava, crater, volcanic, eruption, plume, molten.
- Natural disasters: tsunami, disaster, dormant, extinct, active.
- Geography: island, inland, coast.
- Descriptive words: tremendous.
By associating words with their meaning or categories, recalling them becomes simpler.
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