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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) carries food to parts
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) see colours (c) read words (d) feel rough or smooth
- 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) haathi (c) paani (d) chaabi
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) smelling jasmine (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) tasting bitter karela
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) sound (b) sight (c) touch (d) taste
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a shoe by the sofa, a ball by the door, an umbrella by the TV, an anchor by the gate, a needle by the shoe rack. Where did you place the needle? (a) gate (b) sofa (c) shoe rack (d) TV
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 11.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 14.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it hides the ideas (d) it is longer
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) holds up the leaves (c) grow under the ground (d) carries food to parts
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a frog; the frog crashes into an ant; the ant falls into a vase; the vase jumps over an apple. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) frog (b) goat (c) apple (d) vase
- 17.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a vase; the vase bounces onto a spoon; the spoon crashes into a kite; the kite sits on an anchor. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) ice cream (b) kite (c) spoon (d) anchor
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sound (b) sight (c) touch (d) smell
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 22.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a far-off still tree (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 26.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a far-off still tree (c) a list of words only (d) a giant pink elephant
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sits on an umpire; the umpire sings to a whistle; the whistle jumps over a rose; the rose chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) umpire (b) mirror (c) rose (d) pencil
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 29.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 30.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) topic in a corner (c) all in one colour (d) copying a whole page
- 31.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 32.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) turn into fruit (c) have tiny pores (d) hold the plant firm
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a flower in a POOL (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 37.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a small grey dot
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor chases a tiger; the tiger crashes into a kettle; the kettle jumps over a jeep; the jeep sits on a key. Which item comes right before the tiger? (a) kettle (b) jeep (c) anchor (d) tiger
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a far-off still tree (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a frog wearing a crown
Answer key
- a good mind map
- sounds like the new word
- green, flat and thin
- feel rough or smooth
- I NEED sleep
- paani
- tasting bitter karela
- touch
- shoe rack
- step 3
- hear the new word
- step 2
- a funny, moving one
- it shows how ideas link
- grow under the ground
- vase
- False
- spoon
- a weak picture
- smell
- step 1
- the method of loci
- step 3
- step 4
- a far-off still tree
- a giant pink elephant
- rose
- hear the new word
- to keep the order
- a colour for each branch
- new words in a language
- False
- hold the plant firm
- a cat paying a BILL
- a weak picture
- step 4
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- flowers
- anchor
- a frog wearing a crown
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