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 sight? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) smelling jasmine (c) smelling wet earth (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) haathi (c) paay (d) shala
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 5.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) taste
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) lines that link ideas (c) topic in the centre (d) long sentences
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a glass by the shoe rack, a rope by the dining table, a duck by the TV, a watch by the sofa, a lamp by the door. Where did you place the lamp? (a) dining table (b) door (c) TV (d) shoe rack
- 11.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a mango that sings (c) the word in small print (d) a far-off still tree
- 13.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) skin (d) eyes
- 17.🔗 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
- 18.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 20.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it looks empty (c) quick to see and recall (d) it saves ink
- 21.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute rolls into a ladder; the ladder sits on a parrot; the parrot jumps over an anchor; the anchor sings to a guava. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) ladder (b) parrot (c) anchor (d) flute
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) green, flat and thin (c) make food using sunlight (d) grow under the ground
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) make seeds (c) turn into fruit (d) attract bees
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 26.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a sock that smells awful (d) the word in small print
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls a banana; the banana tickles a lemon; the lemon sings to an umpire; the umpire sits on an urn. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) banana (c) lamp (d) umpire
- 28.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 30.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) nothing at all (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) a blank page
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) long sentences (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) copying a whole page
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet jumps over an ant; the ant sings to a jug; the jug pulls a kite; the kite tickles a drum. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) drum (b) ant (c) jug (d) wallet
- 34.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll tickles a tiger; the tiger chases a watch; the watch bounces onto a vase; the vase rolls into a net. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) watch (c) net (d) vase
- 37.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🗺️ 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
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) machhli (c) naak (d) bhaat
Answer key
- seeing a red kite fly
- bhaat
- step 2
- step 1
- sight
- link it to the next item
- a funny, moving one
- long sentences
- put pictures at stops
- door
- each link leads on
- a mango that sings
- False
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- nose
- link it to the next item
- choose a place you know
- hear the new word
- quick to see and recall
- False
- anchor
- holds up the leaves
- carries food to parts
- find a sound-alike word
- the word in small print
- lamp
- True
- find a sound-alike word
- a bird leaving a cage
- flowers
- one key word per branch
- drum
- True
- later today and tomorrow
- net
- True
- redraw it from memory
- picture the first item
- machhli
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