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: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 2.🏰 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
- 3.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight (d) taste
- 5.🎨 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”
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle rolls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a tiger; the tiger tickles an ant; the ant sits on a monkey. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) ant (b) monkey (c) needle (d) tiger
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) I NEED sleep (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 9.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) holds up the leaves (c) turn into fruit (d) make seeds
- 11.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sound
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi rolls into an urn; the urn tickles a banana; the banana falls into a shoe; the shoe crashes into a flute. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) urn (b) flute (c) shoe (d) jalebi
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) skin (d) tongue
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) watching fireworks (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tent by the stairs, a jug by the teacher’s desk, a frog by the school gate, a van by the classroom door, a candle by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) frog (b) candle (c) jug (d) van
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 24.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) details on small twigs (c) long sentences (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a blurry shape
- 29.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 30.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a dull white wall (d) a mango that sings
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a drum; the drum rolls into a van; the van jumps over a nest; the nest chases a parrot. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) parrot (b) van (c) drum (d) kettle
- 33.🏰 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
- 34.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) quick to see and recall (c) it saves ink (d) it looks empty
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) green, flat and thin (c) grow under the ground (d) turn into fruit
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) cat (b) tree (c) mother (d) sugar
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 38.🗣️ In Marathi, “bhaat” means rice. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a flower in a POOL
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a banana; the banana chases a jeep. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) jalebi (b) jeep (c) banana (d) needle
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) turn into fruit (c) attract bees (d) make seeds
Answer key
- find a sound-alike word
- step 4
- False
- touch
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- tiger
- fix stops in order
- I NEED sleep
- True
- holds up the leaves
- taste
- a weak picture
- choose a place you know
- step 1
- shoe
- tongue
- feeling a prickly cactus
- jug
- step 2
- step 4
- step 2
- a strong picture
- new words in a language
- details on small twigs
- the word’s meaning
- hear the new word
- add more stops
- a giant pink elephant
- choose a place you know
- each link leads on
- a mango that sings
- drum
- choose a place you know
- quick to see and recall
- turn into fruit
- sugar
- hear the new word
- a BAT made of rice
- jeep
- holds up the leaves
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