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 link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) smell (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 3.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) images stick better
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) nose (d) tongue
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 6.🗣️ 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
- 7.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) too slow (c) useless (d) easier to keep
- 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 9.🗣️ 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
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 11.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) nothing at all (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) a blank page
- 12.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) honesty (d) rocket
- 13.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug bounces onto a tent; the tent jumps over a mirror; the mirror sits on a coconut; the coconut chases a bucket. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) mirror (b) coconut (c) tent (d) jug
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) tasting salty chips (c) smelling wet earth (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 20.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a blurry shape (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a normal-sized cup
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 23.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) mango (b) cat (c) rice (d) table
- 25.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) never again (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a cat; the cat falls into a jalebi; the jalebi tickles a lamp; the lamp jumps over a jeep. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) cat (b) lamp (c) owl (d) jalebi
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 31.🗺️ 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) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder crashes into a mango; the mango chases a rope; the rope falls into an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a jeep. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) jeep (b) mango (c) ladder (d) rope
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a plain grey box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a normal-sized cup
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) topic in a corner (c) topic in the centre (d) lines that link ideas
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 39.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
Answer key
- the pen stirring tea
- sight
- images stick better
- tongue
- step 1
- link it to the meaning
- easier to keep
- each link leads on
- hear the new word
- find a sound-alike word
- a bird leaving a cage
- honesty
- True
- a good mind map
- mirror
- seeing a red kite fly
- a strong picture
- choose a place you know
- find a sound-alike word
- a frog wearing a crown
- link it to the meaning
- step 2
- False
- mango
- later today and tomorrow
- cat
- step 4
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- stem
- carries food to parts
- ears
- mango
- a strong picture
- a strong picture
- a giant pink elephant
- topic in a corner
- roots
- to keep the order
- step 1
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