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: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a kite as big as a house
- 3.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 6.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
- 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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a jug by the door, an inkpot by the dining table, a shoe by the TV, a bucket by the sofa, an igloo by the shoe rack. Where did you place the bucket? (a) shoe rack (b) door (c) sofa (d) TV
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a plain box
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) carries food to parts
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an inkpot by the classroom door, a shoe by the blackboard, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a kite by the notice board, a frog by the stairs. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) kite (b) frog (c) rope (d) inkpot
- 13.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a key; the key sings to a sock; the sock crashes into an umpire; the umpire tickles an anchor. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) sock (b) key (c) anchor (d) drum
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) see shapes (c) hear music (d) taste sweet
- 19.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a fan; the fan crashes into an ant; the ant sings to a frog; the frog sits on an onion. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) fan (c) frog (d) jeep
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sight (b) taste (c) sound (d) touch
- 23.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 24.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 28.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) small doodles (c) all in one colour (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sits on an owl; the owl jumps over an urn; the urn sings to a nest; the nest tickles a wallet. Which item comes right before the urn? (a) owl (b) doll (c) urn (d) nest
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) a colour for each branch (c) one key word per branch (d) copying a whole page
- 34.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a frog by the slide, a mirror by the park gate, a bucket by the banyan tree, a goat by the swing, a jeep by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) mirror (b) bucket (c) frog (d) goat
- 36.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sound (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
Answer key
- find a sound-alike word
- a plain grey box
- one you know very well
- keep linking in order
- hear the new word
- add more stops
- hear the new word
- sofa
- a strong picture
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- carries food to parts
- rope
- False
- step 4
- sock
- roots
- the word’s meaning
- hear music
- to keep the order
- choose a place you know
- fan
- touch
- the method of loci
- new words in a language
- stem
- funny actions
- link it to the next item
- small doodles
- step 4
- owl
- sounds like the new word
- step 2
- copying a whole page
- later today and tomorrow
- goat
- replay the story
- taste
- sound
- a strong picture
- fix stops in order
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