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 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
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 3.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 4.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 11.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) paay (c) machhli (d) paani
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a plain grey box (d) a far-off still tree
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot bounces onto a needle; the needle falls into a duck; the duck pulls a vase; the vase crashes into a wallet. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) vase (b) parrot (c) needle (d) wallet
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) machhli (c) aam (d) bandar
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a dull white wall (c) a list of words only (d) a far-off still tree
- 20.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
- 21.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 23.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a pencil that dances (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 25.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 27.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) nose (d) eyes
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an igloo by the notice board, a parrot by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the classroom door, an ice cream by the stairs, a vase by the school gate. What did you place by the notice board? (a) ice cream (b) vase (c) parrot (d) igloo
- 30.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 32.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) topic in a corner (c) small doodles (d) one key word per branch
- 33.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) phool (c) haathi (d) aam
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) haathi (c) sakhar (d) paani
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) kitaab (c) dola (d) haathi
- 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite bounces onto an urn; the urn sings to a doll; the doll pulls an anchor; the anchor chases a jug. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) jug (b) urn (c) doll (d) anchor
Answer key
- link it to the next item
- touch
- to keep the order
- the method of loci
- step 1
- step 4
- picture the first item
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- make it big and funny
- True
- neend
- a bright red flying cow
- vase
- bandar
- a weak picture
- find a sound-alike word
- step 4
- a mango that sings
- one you know very well
- replay the story
- find a sound-alike word
- yes, with new pictures
- a normal-sized cup
- put pictures at stops
- a weak picture
- a funny, moving one
- tongue
- igloo
- True
- keep linking in order
- topic in a corner
- a good mind map
- step 2
- aam
- step 1
- sakhar
- haathi
- sounds like the new word
- urn
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