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 keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 3.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a mango that sings (d) a plain grey box
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a mirror by the shoe rack, a needle by the TV, a candle by the gate, a jug by the sofa, a guava by the door. What did you place by the sofa? (a) guava (b) candle (c) jug (d) needle
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) long sentences (c) topic in a corner (d) details on small twigs
- 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a bus made of ice (c) a bright red flying cow (d) the word in small print
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a banana by the gate, a lamp by the TV, an inkpot by the door, a lemon by the sofa, an umpire by the shoe rack. What did you place by the door? (a) umpire (b) banana (c) lemon (d) inkpot
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) eyes (d) ears
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) carries water upward (c) hold the plant firm (d) holds up the leaves
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) billi (c) haathi (d) paani
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) touch
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 25.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 26.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 27.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 29.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) copying a whole page (c) topic in the centre (d) ideas with no links
- 30.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in the centre (c) a colour for each branch (d) one key word per branch
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting raw mango (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling jasmine (d) hands in icy water
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) aai (c) haathi (d) bandar
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) ideas with no links (c) lines that link ideas (d) details on small twigs
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) stem (d) roots
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 36.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) it saves ink (c) quick to see and recall (d) no reason
- 37.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) monkey (b) sleep (c) mango (d) mother
- 39.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) they need no attention
- 40.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
Answer key
- step 3
- hear the new word
- to keep the order
- choose a place you know
- a plain grey box
- jug
- picture the first item
- a strong picture
- a weak picture
- details on small twigs
- funny actions
- the word in small print
- inkpot
- sounds like the new word
- step 1
- taste
- step 2
- step 4
- nose
- fix stops in order
- hold the plant firm
- paani
- sight
- step 3
- replay the story
- False
- the method of loci
- step 4
- topic in the centre
- all in one colour
- tasting raw mango
- haathi
- ideas with no links
- flowers
- touch
- quick to see and recall
- a poor mind map
- sleep
- images stick better
- new words in a language
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