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 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
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a fan by the library, a wallet by the stairs, a violin by the teacher’s desk, a guava by the classroom door, a goat by the blackboard. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) goat (b) wallet (c) violin (d) guava
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) the word in small print
- 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 8.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 10.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a vase by the shoe rack, a violin by the gate, a mango by the TV, a kettle by the door, an urn by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) urn (b) violin (c) vase (d) kettle
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a coconut by the blackboard, an urn by the stairs, a van by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the notice board, a ball by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) coconut (b) ball (c) van (d) wallet
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a drum; the drum crashes into a nest; the nest sits on an orange; the orange tickles a coconut. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) coconut (b) orange (c) needle (d) drum
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 17.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) I NEED sleep
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) smell flowers (c) read words (d) taste sour
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) copying a whole page (c) ideas with no links (d) details on small twigs
- 22.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) nothing at all
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 25.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana sings to a van; the van jumps over a rose; the rose falls into a candle; the candle pulls an anchor. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) banana (b) rose (c) van (d) candle
- 30.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) skip 5 items (c) use no route (d) add more stops
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 33.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it big and funny (c) make it grey (d) keep it still
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 37.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pencil that dances (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a normal-sized cup
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) hear voices (b) smell smoke (c) see shapes (d) taste salty
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) hear music (c) taste sour (d) see colours
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
Answer key
- find a sound-alike word
- step 1
- guava
- picture the first item
- hear the new word
- the word in small print
- replay the story
- a poor mind map
- fix stops in order
- False
- keep linking in order
- vase
- van
- step 2
- drum
- a weak picture
- new words in a language
- I NEED sleep
- feel hot and cold
- step 3
- details on small twigs
- True
- a bird leaving a cage
- step 4
- the method of loci
- step 2
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- van
- False
- add more stops
- step 3
- make it big and funny
- step 4
- fix stops in order
- step 3
- a normal-sized cup
- hear voices
- see colours
- a strong picture
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