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.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in the centre (c) ideas with no links (d) small doodles
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) water (b) school (c) rice (d) book
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a frog by the TV, a mirror by the kitchen, a tomato by the sofa, an orange by the shoe rack, a violin by the dining table. Where did you place the frog? (a) kitchen (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) TV
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) carries food to parts (c) holds up the leaves (d) attract bees
- 9.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) sound (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a bus made of ice (d) a normal-sized cup
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a lamp; the lamp crashes into an orange; the orange sings to a cat. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) orange (b) lamp (c) cat (d) kettle
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) take in water from soil (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 22.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 23.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) eyes (d) skin
- 27.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
- 28.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a dull white wall (c) the word in small print (d) a list of words only
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) honesty (c) elephant (d) banana
- 31.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 33.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 34.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) details on small twigs (c) all in one colour (d) one key word per branch
- 36.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) the word in small print (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a bus made of ice
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) taste
Answer key
- ideas with no links
- book
- put pictures at stops
- picture the first item
- step 4
- step 4
- TV
- attract bees
- funny actions
- step 1
- each link leads on
- a weak picture
- sound
- replay the story
- step 2
- link it to the meaning
- a bus made of ice
- step 3
- kettle
- a weak picture
- green, flat and thin
- fix stops in order
- False
- hear the new word
- step 1
- skin
- later today and tomorrow
- a kite as big as a house
- picture the first item
- honesty
- True
- keep linking in order
- the pen stirring tea
- add more stops
- all in one colour
- the word in small print
- step 1
- False
- step 3
- sound
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