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.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it is longer (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it needs no review
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) smell flowers (c) taste sweet (d) feel a light touch
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling wet earth (b) stroking soft fur (c) tasting salty chips (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) all in one colour (d) a colour for each branch
- 8.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) lines that link ideas (c) copying a whole page (d) long sentences
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) green, flat and thin (c) carries water upward (d) holds up the leaves
- 13.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sings to a van; the van crashes into a doll; the doll falls into a frog; the frog chases a drum. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) frog (c) drum (d) van
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 20.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella rolls into a monkey; the monkey crashes into a lamp; the lamp chases a jeep; the jeep jumps over a flute. Which item comes right before the jeep? (a) lamp (b) monkey (c) flute (d) umbrella
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) taste (b) sound (c) touch (d) smell
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 24.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) your name (d) the date
- 25.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a CHUBBY key (d) I NEED sleep
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 27.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 28.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut bounces onto a wallet; the wallet rolls into a violin; the violin crashes into a cat; the cat chases a tiger. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) violin (b) wallet (c) tiger (d) coconut
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) the word in small print (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a pencil that dances
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) smell (c) taste (d) sound
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) have tiny pores (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries water upward
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) skin (d) tongue
- 37.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) frame it (c) throw it away (d) colour it again
- 38.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant bounces onto a mirror; the mirror sings to an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an apple. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) ice cream (b) ant (c) mirror (d) umbrella
- 40.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
Answer key
- hear the new word
- choose a place you know
- it shows how ideas link
- fix stops in order
- feel a light touch
- tasting salty chips
- all in one colour
- lines that link ideas
- choose a place you know
- hear the new word
- step 3
- green, flat and thin
- False
- step 2
- step 1
- van
- picture the first item
- step 1
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- new words in a language
- lamp
- touch
- step 4
- the main topic
- a school in a SHAWL
- step 4
- each link leads on
- a good mind map
- coconut
- keep linking in order
- choose a place you know
- a pencil that dances
- find a sound-alike word
- sound
- have tiny pores
- ears
- redraw it from memory
- False
- umbrella
- that item is lost
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