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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a plain grey box
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) take in water from soil (c) have tiny pores (d) turn into fruit
- 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell (d) sight
- 6.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) the word in small print (d) a far-off still tree
- 7.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) a blank page (d) nothing at all
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) read words (b) taste salty (c) taste sour (d) smell smoke
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 12.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 15.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles an ant; the ant chases an apple; the apple jumps over a guava; the guava sings to a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) ant (c) ball (d) apple
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 20.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a mango that sings (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a kite as big as a house
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a whistle (b) tasting salty chips (c) watching fireworks (d) hands in icy water
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) skin
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 30.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) no reason (c) it looks empty (d) it saves ink
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) seeing a glowing star (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) watching fireworks
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a blurry shape (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a normal-sized cup (c) the word in small print (d) a pencil that dances
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in the centre (c) details on small twigs (d) small doodles
- 36.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a MAZE on a table (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) I NEED sleep (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 38.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on an orange; the orange crashes into a flute; the flute sings to a shoe; the shoe rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) shoe (b) flute (c) lamp (d) rose
- 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
Answer key
- replay the story
- step 1
- a frog wearing a crown
- have tiny pores
- sight
- a frog wearing a crown
- a bird leaving a cage
- link it to the meaning
- a funny, moving one
- smell smoke
- link it to the next item
- False
- one you know very well
- hear the new word
- add more stops
- ant
- step 4
- hear the new word
- step 3
- the method of loci
- step 4
- choose a place you know
- True
- a pale, tiny dot
- hearing a whistle
- nose
- step 2
- step 1
- a strong picture
- quick to see and recall
- feeling a prickly cactus
- a blurry shape
- step 4
- a pencil that dances
- all in one colour
- a BATTLE in the clouds
- a book in a KIT bag
- new words in a language
- rose
- funny actions
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