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.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 2.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) frame it (c) redraw it from memory (d) colour it again
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) words are useless (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 5.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) it looks nice (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 6.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) ideas with no links (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) lines that link ideas
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a violin by the blackboard, a mirror by the library, a watch by the playground, an owl by the teacher’s desk, a key by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) violin (b) key (c) watch (d) owl
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) sound
- 15.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) tasting salty chips (d) smelling jasmine
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) kitaab (c) paani (d) paay
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) carries food to parts (c) holds up the leaves (d) green, flat and thin
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries water upward (d) carries food to parts
- 24.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a bus made of ice (d) a list of words only
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) grow under the ground (c) hold the plant firm (d) turn into fruit
- 26.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🗣️ 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
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) skin (d) tongue
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 32.🔗 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
- 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) I NEED sleep (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 34.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 37.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
- 38.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 40.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a mango that sings
Answer key
- the word’s meaning
- redraw it from memory
- add more stops
- images stick better
- to keep the order
- False
- picture the first item
- lines that link ideas
- keep linking in order
- roots
- link it to the meaning
- step 3
- owl
- sound
- a funny, moving one
- hear the new word
- tasting salty chips
- paay
- step 4
- step 4
- tongue
- green, flat and thin
- take in water from soil
- a bus made of ice
- carries water upward
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- roots
- a weak picture
- nose
- leaves
- picture the first item
- I NEED sleep
- yes, with new pictures
- step 1
- put pictures at stops
- new words in a language
- False
- True
- the word in small print
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