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.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) redraw it from memory (c) frame it (d) colour it again
- 2.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) smelling wet earth (c) hands in icy water (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 6.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) images stick better (c) they are boring (d) words are useless
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) flower (b) elephant (c) moon (d) water
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting salty chips (b) smelling jasmine (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) hands in icy water
- 10.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a blurry shape (d) a pencil that dances
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep chases a net; the net jumps over a ladder; the ladder sits on a duck; the duck rolls into a whistle. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) net (b) ladder (c) jeep (d) whistle
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) smelling wet earth (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) watching fireworks (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) tasting raw mango (d) hearing a drum boom
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a dull white wall (c) a bus made of ice (d) a list of words only
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a list of words only
- 20.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
- 21.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) neend (c) mez (d) naak
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) taste
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) have tiny pores
- 27.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) a blank page (c) nothing at all (d) the letters only
- 28.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 29.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it is longer (d) it hides the ideas
- 30.🗣️ 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
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 32.🔗 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
- 33.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 34.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a dull white wall (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a bus made of ice
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a mirror by the sofa, an ant by the shoe rack, an onion by the dining table, a tomato by the TV, a frog by the door. What did you place by the TV? (a) tomato (b) mirror (c) ant (d) onion
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a dull white wall (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a far-off still tree
- 37.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 38.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) your name (c) the date (d) a small detail
- 39.🗣️ 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
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
Answer key
- redraw it from memory
- True
- that item is lost
- hear the new word
- hands in icy water
- images stick better
- step 1
- moon
- smelling jasmine
- a blurry shape
- net
- put pictures at stops
- seeing a red kite fly
- link it to the meaning
- hearing a drum boom
- a bus made of ice
- find a sound-alike word
- hear the new word
- a list of words only
- add more stops
- to keep the order
- neend
- the word’s meaning
- taste
- step 4
- have tiny pores
- a bird leaving a cage
- each link leads on
- it shows how ideas link
- hear the new word
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- funny actions
- a dull white wall
- tomato
- a giant pink elephant
- new words in a language
- the main topic
- link it to the meaning
- choose a place you know
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