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 story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a far-off still tree (c) the word in small print (d) a dull white wall
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 4.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
- 8.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a MAZE on a table
- 9.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) details on small twigs (c) topic in the centre (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a whistle by the fruit cart, an umpire by the park gate, a rose by the banyan tree, a parrot by the swing, a duck by the post box. What did you place by the post box? (a) whistle (b) rose (c) parrot (d) duck
- 15.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell food (b) see shapes (c) taste salty (d) hear a bell
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 18.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) water in a PAN (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a BAT made of rice
- 20.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) the word “umbrella”
- 21.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) useless (c) too slow (d) harder to keep
- 22.🗣️ 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
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) water in a PAN (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 24.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) make seeds (c) take in water from soil (d) holds up the leaves
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a bus made of ice
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 33.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 34.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat pulls a parrot; the parrot chases a frog; the frog bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi sings to an orange. Which item comes right before the jalebi? (a) frog (b) jalebi (c) orange (d) cat
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) mango (b) tree (c) cat (d) nose
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling wet earth (c) stroking soft fur (d) hearing a dog bark
- 39.🗺️ 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) attract bees (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a list of words only (d) a pale, tiny dot
Answer key
- step 4
- a sock that smells awful
- step 2
- that item is lost
- step 2
- step 4
- the word’s meaning
- a BAT made of rice
- tiny, cramped writing
- a weak picture
- link it to the next item
- the pen stirring tea
- step 3
- duck
- put pictures at stops
- taste salty
- step 1
- new words in a language
- a flower in a POOL
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- easier to keep
- hear the new word
- an elephant with HOT tea
- a poor mind map
- choose a place you know
- False
- a good mind map
- flowers
- make seeds
- a plain grey box
- True
- a poor mind map
- True
- True
- frog
- tree
- step 3
- seeing a red kite fly
- attract bees
- a bright red flying cow
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