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.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a pencil that dances (c) a blurry shape (d) a far-off still tree
- 2.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) key (b) water (c) sleep (d) mother
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) eye (b) water (c) foot (d) tree
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum rolls into a sock; the sock chases a glass; the glass falls into an apple; the apple pulls a lamp. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) sock (b) drum (c) lamp (d) apple
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) the word in small print (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a plain grey box
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a monkey by the door, an owl by the shoe rack, a cat by the gate, a rope by the TV, a glass by the sofa. What did you place by the door? (a) monkey (b) owl (c) glass (d) rope
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 11.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a cat; the cat pulls an urn; the urn bounces onto a net; the net sings to a kite. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) net (b) fan (c) urn (d) cat
- 13.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a PIE under your foot (d) I AM eating a mango
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 16.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) banana (c) rocket (d) elephant
- 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a plain box
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) mez (c) kitaab (d) neend
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a rose by the playground, a guava by the library, a ladder by the classroom door, a key by the blackboard, an orange by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) ladder (b) rose (c) key (d) orange
- 25.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) ideas with no links (d) a colour for each branch
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) watching fireworks (c) tasting raw mango (d) stroking soft fur
- 29.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) a colour for each branch (c) all in one colour (d) ideas with no links
- 30.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 36.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) your name (c) the main topic (d) the date
- 37.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it big and funny (c) make it grey (d) make it small and plain
- 38.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 40.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
Answer key
- a pencil that dances
- False
- fix stops in order
- sleep
- eye
- lamp
- a giant pink elephant
- link it to the meaning
- monkey
- a strong picture
- True
- net
- a PIE under your foot
- step 4
- stem
- True
- honesty
- each link leads on
- link it to the meaning
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- hear the new word
- keep linking in order
- bandar
- key
- False
- the word’s meaning
- a colour for each branch
- stroking soft fur
- a colour for each branch
- new words in a language
- put pictures at stops
- True
- to keep the order
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- the main topic
- make it big and funny
- one you know very well
- step 4
- the method of loci
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