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.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) one key word per branch (c) details on small twigs (d) small doodles
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) long sentences (c) details on small twigs (d) ideas with no links
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a doll by the dining table, a mango by the sofa, a kite by the shoe rack, a wallet by the TV, an umbrella by the door. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) shoe rack (b) door (c) sofa (d) TV
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 7.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting raw mango (b) hearing a whistle (c) tasting bitter karela (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) tasting raw mango (d) smelling jasmine
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only for numbers (d) no, never
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
- 16.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
- 17.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a wallet; the wallet pulls an orange; the orange crashes into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a glass. Which item comes right before the wallet? (a) orange (b) whistle (c) wallet (d) kettle
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase bounces onto an onion; the onion jumps over a wallet; the wallet sits on an ice cream; the ice cream chases a pencil. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) wallet (c) onion (d) vase
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a pencil; the pencil sits on an umpire; the umpire rolls into a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a ladder. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) umpire (b) mirror (c) vase (d) pencil
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a radio; the radio jumps over an owl; the owl chases a guava; the guava tickles a drum. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) owl (c) radio (d) needle
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) hearing a whistle (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hearing a dog bark
- 28.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) mez (c) paani (d) aai
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make seeds (c) grow under the ground (d) carries food to parts
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a drum by the dining table, a mirror by the kitchen, a duck by the TV, a banana by the sofa, a ball by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) mirror (b) banana (c) drum (d) duck
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into a glass; the glass tickles a flute; the flute falls into a mirror; the mirror pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) lamp (b) flute (c) glass (d) drum
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) ears (d) eyes
- 37.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🗣️ 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
- 40.🗺️ 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) holds up the leaves
Answer key
- False
- all in one colour
- find a sound-alike word
- details on small twigs
- door
- eyes
- a strong picture
- seeing a red kite fly
- smelling jasmine
- put pictures at stops
- stem
- step 4
- yes, with new pictures
- a weak picture
- taste
- the method of loci
- to keep the order
- step 2
- whistle
- find a sound-alike word
- link it to the meaning
- step 4
- wallet
- pencil
- radio
- step 3
- tasting bitter karela
- True
- sounds like the new word
- replay the story
- naak
- step 1
- carries food to parts
- drum
- glass
- ears
- True
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- holds up the leaves
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