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: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) grow under the ground (c) hold the plant firm (d) take in water from soil
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a jeep; the jeep sings to a jug; the jug tickles a duck; the duck sits on an ice cream. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) duck (b) jeep (c) watch (d) ice cream
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a far-off still tree (d) a blurry shape
- 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight (d) sound
- 6.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) details on small twigs (c) all in one colour (d) a colour for each branch
- 7.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting salty chips (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a drum boom (d) hands in icy water
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) shala (c) kitaab (d) chaabi
- 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 14.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) details on small twigs (c) topic in a corner (d) one key word per branch
- 15.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) nothing at all (c) the letters only (d) a blank page
- 19.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) banana (c) elephant (d) honesty
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) chaand (c) kitaab (d) billi
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) one key word per branch (c) all in one colour (d) small doodles
- 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a CHUBBY key
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a plain grey box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a bus made of ice (d) a dull white wall
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 34.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) too slow (c) easier to keep (d) useless
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) hear voices (c) smell flowers (d) read words
- 36.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) taste (b) sound (c) touch (d) smell
- 38.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) copying a whole page (c) topic in the centre (d) small doodles
- 39.🗣️ 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
- 40.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
Answer key
- False
- carries food to parts
- duck
- a bright red flying cow
- sound
- all in one colour
- True
- hands in icy water
- step 3
- find a sound-alike word
- put pictures at stops
- chaabi
- funny actions
- topic in a corner
- False
- link it to the next item
- put pictures at stops
- a bird leaving a cage
- honesty
- a strong picture
- billi
- step 2
- step 4
- flowers
- link it to the next item
- all in one colour
- a cat paying a BILL
- step 2
- a plain grey box
- a dull white wall
- link it to the meaning
- step 1
- sounds like the new word
- easier to keep
- read words
- False
- taste
- copying a whole page
- link it to the meaning
- the method of loci
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