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.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) the date (c) a small detail (d) your name
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 6.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) the word in small print (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pencil that dances
- 7.🗣️ 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
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) ears (d) nose
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an apple by the fruit cart, a cat by the slide, a monkey by the park gate, a mango by the swing, a lemon by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) cat (b) lemon (c) monkey (d) apple
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bus made of ice
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste (d) sight
- 14.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a mango that sings (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a blurry shape
- 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.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 18.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 23.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) words are useless (c) they need no attention (d) they are boring
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases a glass; the glass jumps over an owl; the owl bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) owl (b) parrot (c) igloo (d) glass
- 25.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kettle by the sofa, a tiger by the TV, a jalebi by the door, a rope by the dining table, a coconut by the shoe rack. Where did you place the tiger? (a) door (b) TV (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 30.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) sight
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 32.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🏰 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
- 34.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) never again (d) only in the exam
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a ball by the teacher’s desk, a candle by the classroom door, a van by the blackboard, a nest by the library, a duck by the playground. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) ball (b) van (c) nest (d) candle
- 37.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🗣️ 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
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) use no route
Answer key
- the main topic
- step 2
- step 3
- sight
- step 1
- the word in small print
- link it to the meaning
- tongue
- cat
- step 4
- step 2
- a pale, tiny dot
- taste
- a blurry shape
- choose a place you know
- the word’s meaning
- find a sound-alike word
- True
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- touch
- sounds like the new word
- images stick better
- glass
- a funny, moving one
- TV
- a strong picture
- True
- a poor mind map
- sight
- hear the new word
- False
- put pictures at stops
- later today and tomorrow
- sight
- candle
- False
- link it to the meaning
- fix stops in order
- add more stops
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