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 do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) images stick better (c) they need no attention (d) they are boring
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) nose (d) skin
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a coconut by the kitchen, a rose by the sofa, a kettle by the bed, an umbrella by the TV, a net by the dining table. What did you place by the dining table? (a) rose (b) umbrella (c) kettle (d) net
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it big and funny (c) keep it still (d) make it small and plain
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) dola (c) aam (d) sakhar
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) tasting salty chips (c) hearing a dog bark (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 10.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) easier to keep (c) useless (d) harder to keep
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sound (b) taste (c) sight (d) smell
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hands in icy water (b) hearing a drum boom (c) smelling jasmine (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a flute by the TV, a tiger by the door, a van by the sofa, an anchor by the dining table, a needle by the shoe rack. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) tiger (b) needle (c) van (d) flute
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an umbrella by the banyan tree, a lamp by the bus stop, a needle by the fruit cart, a drum by the post box, a shoe by the park gate. Where did you place the lamp? (a) fruit cart (b) bus stop (c) park gate (d) banyan tree
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pencil that dances (d) a dull white wall
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a bucket; the bucket sings to a cat; the cat sits on a needle; the needle bounces onto a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) needle (b) mirror (c) cat (d) pencil
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) one key word per branch (c) all in one colour (d) ideas with no links
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) smell (b) sound (c) taste (d) sight
- 26.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) grow under the ground (c) hold the plant firm (d) take in water from soil
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 29.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) your name (c) the date (d) the main topic
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 34.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a plain grey box (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting raw mango (b) hearing a drum boom (c) stroking soft fur (d) watching fireworks
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sight (b) sound (c) smell (d) touch
- 37.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a small grey dot (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) the word “umbrella”
- 38.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
Answer key
- images stick better
- link it to the meaning
- skin
- net
- flowers
- yes, with new pictures
- make it big and funny
- aam
- seeing a red kite fly
- easier to keep
- step 4
- hear the new word
- sight
- hands in icy water
- replay the story
- van
- put pictures at stops
- step 2
- bus stop
- choose a place you know
- a dull white wall
- needle
- stem
- one key word per branch
- sight
- the method of loci
- make seeds
- the word’s meaning
- the main topic
- tongue
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- hear the new word
- a giant pink elephant
- stroking soft fur
- sound
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- True
- a weak picture
- step 1
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