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 Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) water in a PAN (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a van; the van jumps over an anchor; the anchor pulls a tomato; the tomato sings to a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tent (b) kettle (c) van (d) tomato
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “naak” is “a KNOCK on the nose”. What does “naak” mean? (a) flower (b) mango (c) nose (d) water
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into a banana; the banana crashes into a guava; the guava jumps over a candle. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) candle (b) guava (c) banana (d) umpire
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a doll by the TV, a parrot by the bed, an urn by the dining table, a mirror by the kitchen, an ice cream by the sofa. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) dining table (b) kitchen (c) sofa (d) TV
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 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.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hearing a dog bark (c) watching fireworks (d) seeing a glowing star
- 11.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a far-off still tree (c) a dull white wall (d) a mango that sings
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make seeds (b) holds up the leaves (c) hold the plant firm (d) make food using sunlight
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 17.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a dull white wall (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 20.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) keep it still (c) make it small and plain (d) make it big and funny
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) ideas with no links (c) all in one colour (d) topic in the centre
- 23.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 25.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a duck; the duck rolls into a jalebi; the jalebi chases a violin; the violin sits on an onion. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) onion (b) duck (c) owl (d) violin
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 29.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 30.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a blurry shape (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a normal-sized cup
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 35.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a blurry shape (d) a sock that smells awful
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries food to parts (c) green, flat and thin (d) attract bees
- 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
Answer key
- water in a PAN
- hear the new word
- kettle
- nose
- umpire
- picture the first item
- sofa
- link it to the meaning
- choose a place you know
- smelling wet earth
- new words in a language
- a mango that sings
- a poor mind map
- sounds like the new word
- make food using sunlight
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- step 4
- a kite as big as a house
- True
- make it big and funny
- topic in the centre
- False
- step 2
- False
- onion
- step 2
- step 4
- False
- the pen stirring tea
- a bright red flying cow
- find a sound-alike word
- replay the story
- keep linking in order
- add more stops
- a sock that smells awful
- hear the new word
- green, flat and thin
- False
- the method of loci
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