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 Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 2.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 3.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) mango (b) key (c) sleep (d) school
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) moon (b) fish (c) eye (d) monkey
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) green, flat and thin (d) take in water from soil
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a watch by the park gate, a net by the swing, an ant by the bench, a jalebi by the fruit cart, a banana by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) watch (b) net (c) banana (d) jalebi
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 10.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 13.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a plain grey box (c) a blurry shape (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling jasmine (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling wet earth
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) attract bees (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 22.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a far-off still tree (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a blurry shape
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) make seeds (c) attract bees (d) turn into fruit
- 25.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 26.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a small grey dot (d) the word “umbrella”
- 27.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) all in one colour (c) ideas with no links (d) one key word per branch
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 29.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 31.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) keep it still (c) make it grey (d) make it small and plain
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) nose (d) eyes
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 34.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) no reason (c) it saves ink (d) quick to see and recall
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a glass by the TV, a bucket by the kitchen, an onion by the bed, a drum by the dining table, a banana by the sofa. What did you place by the bed? (a) banana (b) onion (c) glass (d) bucket
- 38.🗣️ 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
- 39.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
Answer key
- water in a PAN
- new words in a language
- link it to the next item
- mango
- eye
- take in water from soil
- keep linking in order
- watch
- step 4
- True
- the word’s meaning
- hear the new word
- funny actions
- flowers
- step 1
- a frog wearing a crown
- keep linking in order
- a poor mind map
- hearing a drum boom
- put pictures at stops
- attract bees
- False
- a bus made of ice
- grow under the ground
- the method of loci
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- one key word per branch
- step 2
- a good mind map
- replay the story
- make it big and funny
- eyes
- a weak picture
- quick to see and recall
- a strong picture
- each link leads on
- onion
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- step 4
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