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: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 2.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) your name (c) the date (d) a small detail
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) feel hot and cold (c) read words (d) feel a light touch
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) small doodles (c) topic in the centre (d) one key word per branch
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a fan; the fan falls into an ant; the ant sits on a banana; the banana chases a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) fan (b) kite (c) banana (d) ant
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) sight (c) taste (d) touch
- 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an owl by the blackboard, a kettle by the stairs, a ladder by the classroom door, a watch by the teacher’s desk, a mango by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) watch (b) ladder (c) kettle (d) mango
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) naak (c) chaand (d) phool
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a ladder by the post box, a sock by the park gate, a frog by the banyan tree, a rope by the bus stop, a ball by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ladder (b) rope (c) ball (d) sock
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) bandar (c) kitaab (d) aam
- 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.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) read words (c) feel rough or smooth (d) taste salty
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 24.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava pulls a fan; the fan bounces onto a goat; the goat sings to a mango; the mango rolls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) guava (b) mango (c) goat (d) fan
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a bus made of ice (c) the word in small print (d) a plain grey box
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) watching fireworks (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) seeing a glowing star (d) smelling wet earth
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a blurry shape (d) the word in small print
- 32.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 34.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a doll; the doll jumps over a pillow; the pillow sits on a tent; the tent pulls an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) tent (c) pillow (d) apple
- 37.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a kite; the kite pulls a rose; the rose sings to an onion; the onion crashes into a nest. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) orange (b) rose (c) onion (d) kite
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a wallet by the TV, a lamp by the sofa, a spoon by the door, a needle by the dining table, a duck by the shoe rack. Where did you place the wallet? (a) sofa (b) dining table (c) door (d) TV
Answer key
- step 1
- the main topic
- link it to the next item
- False
- put pictures at stops
- hear a bell
- long sentences
- link it to the next item
- banana
- sight
- a poor mind map
- kettle
- naak
- ladder
- picture the first item
- aam
- find a sound-alike word
- read words
- step 2
- a good mind map
- step 1
- picture the first item
- to keep the order
- False
- fix stops in order
- keep linking in order
- fan
- a bus made of ice
- smelling wet earth
- fix stops in order
- a kite as big as a house
- False
- later today and tomorrow
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- rose
- False
- rose
- flowers
- TV
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