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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on an igloo; the igloo tickles a needle; the needle sings to a ladder; the ladder jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ladder (b) needle (c) igloo (d) ant
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 5.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a plain grey box (c) the word in small print (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries water upward (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 7.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a dull white wall (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a blurry shape
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting salty chips (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) hearing a drum boom (d) hearing a dog bark
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 14.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 15.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) redraw it from memory (c) colour it again (d) throw it away
- 18.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) chaand (c) billi (d) naak
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow sits on a whistle; the whistle sings to a van; the van bounces onto a jug; the jug tickles a flute. Which item comes right before the van? (a) flute (b) whistle (c) jug (d) van
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a bucket by the kitchen, an urn by the TV, an orange by the dining table, an owl by the sofa, a pencil by the shoe rack. What did you place by the dining table? (a) pencil (b) urn (c) bucket (d) orange
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) fish (b) book (c) water (d) sleep
- 25.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a dull white wall (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a plain grey box
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) tree (b) fish (c) book (d) cat
- 27.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 30.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) only for numbers
- 31.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 34.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 35.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) rocket (c) banana (d) honesty
- 36.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it big and funny (c) keep it still (d) make it grey
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make seeds (b) hold the plant firm (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries food to parts
- 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
Answer key
- each link leads on
- igloo
- sight
- step 1
- a frog wearing a crown
- carries water upward
- a bright red flying cow
- step 1
- a weak picture
- a CHUBBY key
- link it to the meaning
- tasting salty chips
- a strong picture
- False
- True
- link it to the next item
- redraw it from memory
- True
- billi
- whistle
- step 1
- orange
- step 3
- water
- a giant pink elephant
- book
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- leaves
- yes, with new pictures
- True
- step 4
- step 3
- the method of loci
- honesty
- make it big and funny
- step 3
- green, flat and thin
- True
- new words in a language
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