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 memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a whistle (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting raw mango
- 2.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) rocket (c) banana (d) honesty
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) attract bees (c) turn into fruit (d) make seeds
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) hearing a whistle (c) hands in icy water (d) tasting bitter karela
- 5.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) topic in the centre (d) all in one colour
- 7.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a kite; the kite pulls a mango; the mango bounces onto a parrot; the parrot crashes into a lemon. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) orange (b) lemon (c) mango (d) parrot
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a bucket; the bucket jumps over a guava; the guava tickles a lemon; the lemon crashes into an inkpot. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) guava (b) bucket (c) lemon (d) inkpot
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sight (b) taste (c) sound (d) touch
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 22.🗺️ 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) make food using sunlight (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a mango that sings (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a sock that smells awful
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) haathi (c) chaand (d) paani
- 25.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) keep it still (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 28.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
- 29.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) harder to keep (c) useless (d) too slow
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) grow under the ground (c) carries food to parts (d) carries water upward
- 34.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a pencil by the shoe rack, a drum by the dining table, a rose by the door, a whistle by the TV, a lamp by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) pencil (b) rose (c) drum (d) lamp
- 36.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 37.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 40.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
Answer key
- hearing a whistle
- honesty
- holds up the leaves
- hands in icy water
- False
- topic in the centre
- a poor mind map
- parrot
- link it to the next item
- link it to the next item
- guava
- put pictures at stops
- True
- sounds like the new word
- step 1
- step 1
- step 4
- sight
- a weak picture
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- make food using sunlight
- a blurry shape
- haathi
- make it big and funny
- keep linking in order
- find a sound-alike word
- the method of loci
- easier to keep
- fix stops in order
- put pictures at stops
- True
- make food using sunlight
- later today and tomorrow
- rose
- a poor mind map
- choose a place you know
- hear the new word
- roots
- one you know very well
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