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.🗣️ 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
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle jumps over a violin; the violin rolls into an urn; the urn tickles a bucket; the bucket sits on an owl. Which item comes right before the violin? (a) urn (b) kettle (c) owl (d) violin
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
- 4.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it grey (d) make it big and funny
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) eyes (d) skin
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) table (b) rice (c) mango (d) book
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a kettle; the kettle falls into a mango; the mango bounces onto a tent; the tent chases a vase. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) rope (c) kettle (d) tent
- 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a dull white wall (c) a mango that sings (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 15.🗣️ 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
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) hold the plant firm (d) attract bees
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 20.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) it saves ink (c) quick to see and recall (d) no reason
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make food using sunlight (c) carries water upward (d) have tiny pores
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 25.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 27.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 28.🗣️ 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
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) lines that link ideas (d) ideas with no links
- 31.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over an igloo; the igloo falls into an ant; the ant crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a ball. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) igloo (b) ice cream (c) ant (d) ball
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) the word in small print (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a bus made of ice
- 35.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) no, never
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 37.🔗 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
- 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a kite as big as a house
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a plain grey box (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a dull white wall
Answer key
- hear the new word
- kettle
- sight
- make it big and funny
- the word in small print
- choose a place you know
- skin
- mango
- rope
- a BATTLE in the clouds
- flowers
- a dull white wall
- fix stops in order
- replay the story
- link it to the meaning
- choose a place you know
- False
- hold the plant firm
- step 1
- quick to see and recall
- step 4
- step 4
- carries water upward
- step 3
- a good mind map
- step 3
- to keep the order
- find a sound-alike word
- step 1
- lines that link ideas
- the method of loci
- ice cream
- a strong picture
- the word in small print
- yes, with new pictures
- keep linking in order
- picture the first item
- a far-off still tree
- a strong picture
- a laughing tiffin box
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