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 step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 3.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) a colour for each branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 5.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) tasting bitter karela (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a mango that sings (d) a normal-sized cup
- 11.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a pencil that dances (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a coconut by the blackboard, an umbrella by the notice board, a flute by the stairs, a net by the classroom door, a lamp by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the coconut? (a) notice board (b) stairs (c) blackboard (d) teacher’s desk
- 16.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) holds up the leaves (d) hold the plant firm
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) see shapes (b) feel hot and cold (c) taste salty (d) hear voices
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 21.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 22.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 23.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a list of words only (c) a far-off still tree (d) a bus made of ice
- 24.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in the centre (c) details on small twigs (d) one key word per branch
- 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 26.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in a corner
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a whistle (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting salty chips
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🔗 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
- 31.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon sits on a lamp; the lamp crashes into a pencil; the pencil pulls a ladder; the ladder chases a mirror. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) lamp (b) lemon (c) ladder (d) mirror
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sits on a doll; the doll falls into a monkey; the monkey sings to a banana; the banana jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) pillow (c) guava (d) monkey
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a drum boom
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) read words (b) hear a bell (c) see colours (d) taste salty
- 37.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a PIE under your foot
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on a flute; the flute chases a watch; the watch falls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a sock. Which item comes right before the sock? (a) mirror (b) watch (c) sock (d) flute
- 40.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
Answer key
- step 1
- a strong picture
- tiny, cramped writing
- step 2
- a funny, moving one
- choose a place you know
- feeling a prickly cactus
- choose a place you know
- to keep the order
- a normal-sized cup
- False
- a pale, tiny dot
- the word’s meaning
- link it to the meaning
- blackboard
- each link leads on
- step 1
- holds up the leaves
- taste salty
- step 1
- add more stops
- new words in a language
- a bus made of ice
- all in one colour
- a book in a KIT bag
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- one key word per branch
- tasting salty chips
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- funny actions
- lamp
- pillow
- step 4
- seeing a red kite fly
- hear a bell
- a PIE under your foot
- step 3
- mirror
- that item is lost
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