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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 2.🗺️ 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) take in water from soil (d) attract bees
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a mango that sings
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a violin by the shoe rack, a lamp by the gate, a jalebi by the door, a kettle by the TV, a rope by the sofa. What did you place by the door? (a) jalebi (b) violin (c) lamp (d) kettle
- 9.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) quick to see and recall (c) it saves ink (d) no reason
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 12.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 14.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a plain grey box (d) a mango that sings
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) sight (c) taste (d) smell
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 17.🗺️ 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) grow under the ground (d) attract bees
- 18.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) ideas with no links (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) details on small twigs
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a van by the TV, a whistle by the bed, a ladder by the sofa, a kite by the dining table, a candle by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) candle (b) kite (c) ladder (d) van
- 20.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 21.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a list of words only
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 23.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it small and plain (c) keep it still (d) make it grey
- 24.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bus made of ice (c) a dull white wall (d) a bright red flying cow
- 27.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a rose by the stairs, a tiger by the notice board, a jalebi by the teacher’s desk, a tent by the classroom door, a guava by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) guava (b) jalebi (c) tent (d) rose
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a whistle (d) hearing a dog bark
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) nose (d) eyes
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 33.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a mango by the door, an orange by the dining table, a van by the TV, a lemon by the sofa, a radio by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) lemon (b) orange (c) radio (d) van
- 35.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant net chases a vase; the vase bounces onto a watch; the watch rolls into an onion; the onion tickles a flute. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) onion (b) vase (c) watch (d) net
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a tomato; the tomato chases a mango; the mango rolls into an igloo; the igloo crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) mango (b) kite (c) vase (d) tomato
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) watching fireworks (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting raw mango
- 40.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
Answer key
- new words in a language
- take in water from soil
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- a pale, tiny dot
- put pictures at stops
- picture the first item
- jalebi
- quick to see and recall
- step 3
- step 1
- False
- a weak picture
- a mango that sings
- taste
- hear the new word
- grow under the ground
- details on small twigs
- ladder
- replay the story
- a bus made of ice
- the word’s meaning
- make it big and funny
- add more stops
- sounds like the new word
- a dull white wall
- False
- jalebi
- tasting raw mango
- step 4
- nose
- a strong picture
- yes, with new pictures
- radio
- the method of loci
- watch
- keep linking in order
- vase
- hearing a drum boom
- the pen stirring tea
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