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.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 2.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a blurry shape (d) a mango that sings
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into a parrot; the parrot sits on a jeep; the jeep sings to an anchor; the anchor jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right after the goat? (a) parrot (b) goat (c) anchor (d) umpire
- 6.🗣️ 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
- 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 9.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) they need no attention (c) words are useless (d) images stick better
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) paani (c) haathi (d) kitaab
- 13.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) smelling jasmine (d) hands in icy water
- 17.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting raw mango (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) watching fireworks
- 21.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles an anchor; the anchor chases a pencil; the pencil falls into a kite; the kite sits on a coconut. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) tomato (b) anchor (c) pencil (d) kite
- 30.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) the word in small print
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) chaabi (c) ped (d) billi
- 35.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 37.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 38.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
- 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) touch
Answer key
- roots
- one you know very well
- a mango that sings
- a strong picture
- parrot
- hear the new word
- hear the new word
- step 3
- images stick better
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- paani
- make it big and funny
- link it to the meaning
- False
- smelling jasmine
- True
- funny actions
- picture the first item
- feeling a prickly cactus
- add more stops
- step 4
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- choose a place you know
- link it to the next item
- True
- link it to the meaning
- pencil
- False
- False
- a kite as big as a house
- step 4
- ped
- False
- replay the story
- yes, with new pictures
- to keep the order
- hear the new word
- smell
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