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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 2.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a list of words only (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a plain grey box
- 4.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) details on small twigs (c) ideas with no links (d) all in one colour
- 7.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a jeep by the swing, a flute by the park gate, a cat by the banyan tree, a van by the post box, a net by the fruit cart. Where did you place the jeep? (a) post box (b) fruit cart (c) swing (d) banyan tree
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make food using sunlight (c) hold the plant firm (d) have tiny pores
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 13.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) eyes (d) ears
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 20.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 23.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 24.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a pencil that dances
- 25.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) a colour for each branch (c) lines that link ideas (d) topic in a corner
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio falls into a wallet; the wallet sings to a vase; the vase tickles a rope; the rope sits on a whistle. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) radio (b) whistle (c) vase (d) rope
- 29.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi falls into a doll; the doll bounces onto a goat; the goat crashes into an orange; the orange chases a jug. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) orange (b) doll (c) goat (d) jalebi
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a pillow by the dining table, a jeep by the sofa, a violin by the kitchen, a spoon by the TV, a radio by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) violin (b) pillow (c) spoon (d) radio
- 32.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it big and funny (c) make it grey (d) keep it still
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight (d) sound
- 34.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 36.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) long sentences (d) topic in the centre
- 37.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
Answer key
- a weak picture
- new words in a language
- a laughing tiffin box
- False
- a weak picture
- details on small twigs
- False
- link it to the next item
- swing
- picture the first item
- hold the plant firm
- step 1
- True
- that item is lost
- link it to the meaning
- ears
- stem
- link it to the meaning
- step 1
- one you know very well
- step 3
- roots
- put pictures at stops
- a pale, tiny dot
- the method of loci
- keep linking in order
- topic in a corner
- radio
- True
- orange
- pillow
- make it big and funny
- smell
- False
- put pictures at stops
- long sentences
- False
- funny actions
- picture the first item
- a DOLL with big eyes
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