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.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) it saves ink (c) it looks empty (d) no reason
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) taste (b) sound (c) touch (d) smell
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) make seeds (c) make food using sunlight (d) attract bees
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) a colour for each branch (c) topic in the centre (d) one key word per branch
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep jumps over a rose; the rose sings to a cat; the cat tickles an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into an ant. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) cat (b) jeep (c) ice cream (d) rose
- 8.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) the word in small print (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a bus made of ice
- 9.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) water in a PAN (d) a MAZE on a table
- 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) carries food to parts (d) make food using sunlight
- 12.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 13.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl rolls into an urn; the urn crashes into a duck; the duck jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) urn (b) net (c) inkpot (d) owl
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) hear a bell (c) see colours (d) see shapes
- 19.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 21.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) after a year
- 22.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) they need no attention (c) they are boring (d) words are useless
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a pencil that dances (d) a bus made of ice
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see colours (b) taste salty (c) hear voices (d) hear music
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 27.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) no, never
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a ladder; the ladder tickles a fan; the fan sings to a violin; the violin jumps over an orange. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) watch (b) fan (c) orange (d) ladder
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into a glass; the glass crashes into a doll; the doll rolls into a monkey; the monkey jumps over an umbrella. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) glass (b) doll (c) coconut (d) monkey
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sits on a ladder; the ladder falls into a cat; the cat tickles a candle. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) ladder (c) candle (d) glass
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 36.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) small doodles (d) a colour for each branch
- 37.🔗 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
- 38.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a rope; the rope crashes into an umpire; the umpire sings to a tent. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umpire (b) tent (c) violin (d) rope
- 40.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- quick to see and recall
- sound
- make food using sunlight
- put pictures at stops
- False
- copying a whole page
- rose
- the word in small print
- I NEED sleep
- a good mind map
- carries food to parts
- a good mind map
- to keep the order
- that item is lost
- the word’s meaning
- net
- step 1
- hear a bell
- the method of loci
- keep linking in order
- later today and tomorrow
- images stick better
- a pale, tiny dot
- taste
- see colours
- step 1
- yes, with new pictures
- watch
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- doll
- a strong picture
- step 3
- glass
- keep linking in order
- tiny, cramped writing
- link it to the next item
- the pen stirring tea
- rope
- False
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