Memory Techniques Worksheet: Part 3 Test
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.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 2.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) rocket (c) banana (d) honesty
- 4.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 6.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a key by the teacher’s desk, an ant by the classroom door, an umpire by the notice board, an umbrella by the blackboard, a vase by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) ant (b) key (c) vase (d) umpire
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) water (b) eye (c) rice (d) fish
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) stroking soft fur (c) tasting salty chips (d) tasting raw mango
- 15.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a kettle by the teacher’s desk, a sock by the notice board, a lamp by the blackboard, a drum by the classroom door, a jeep by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) jeep (b) drum (c) sock (d) kettle
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 22.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it saves ink (c) quick to see and recall (d) it looks empty
- 23.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) nothing at all (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a needle; the needle falls into a guava; the guava pulls a net; the net jumps over a cat. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) needle (c) net (d) banana
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell (d) sound
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a dull white wall (c) a giant pink elephant (d) the word in small print
- 28.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a sock; the sock pulls an orange; the orange chases a ladder; the ladder crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) orange (b) candle (c) ladder (d) sock
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire tickles an apple; the apple sits on an igloo; the igloo pulls a banana; the banana bounces onto a coconut. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) igloo (b) banana (c) apple (d) umpire
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a list of words only (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a dull white wall
- 34.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 35.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a mango that sings (c) the word in small print (d) a bright red flying cow
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a plain grey box (d) a bus made of ice
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
Answer key
- True
- True
- honesty
- new words in a language
- step 3
- a good mind map
- fix stops in order
- ant
- link it to the next item
- the word’s meaning
- eye
- link it to the meaning
- a poor mind map
- smelling wet earth
- choose a place you know
- keep linking in order
- step 4
- choose a place you know
- kettle
- link it to the next item
- a weak picture
- quick to see and recall
- a bird leaving a cage
- find a sound-alike word
- banana
- sound
- a giant pink elephant
- one you know very well
- link it to the next item
- a strong picture
- sock
- apple
- a pencil that dances
- fix stops in order
- the word in small print
- a plain grey box
- step 2
- step 4
- fix stops in order
- step 2
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