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 memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 2.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute crashes into a key; the key tickles a candle; the candle pulls a vase; the vase sits on a cat. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) vase (b) key (c) candle (d) flute
- 5.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a mango that sings (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a normal-sized cup
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a glass by the teacher’s desk, an ice cream by the stairs, a jeep by the blackboard, an ant by the classroom door, a vase by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) jeep (b) vase (c) glass (d) ice cream
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a blurry shape (d) a sock that smells awful
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a mango that sings (d) a dull white wall
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) naak (c) ped (d) mez
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) the word in small print (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a kite as big as a house
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) paani (c) mez (d) kitaab
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) taste sour (c) hear music (d) see shapes
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 17.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
- 18.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 19.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) banana (c) elephant (d) honesty
- 20.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) one key word per branch (d) a colour for each branch
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) taste
- 24.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) one key word per branch (c) all in one colour (d) topic in a corner
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 28.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) quick to see and recall (c) no reason (d) it saves ink
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil sings to a ball; the ball falls into a fan; the fan sits on a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto an umbrella. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) umbrella (b) fan (c) jalebi (d) ball
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 33.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 34.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 35.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) taste sweet (c) hear voices (d) feel rough or smooth
- 37.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan jumps over a kite; the kite chases a lamp; the lamp falls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a wallet. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) lamp (c) wallet (d) kite
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) attract bees (c) carries food to parts (d) hold the plant firm
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) green, flat and thin (c) hold the plant firm (d) make food using sunlight
Answer key
- fix stops in order
- a funny, moving one
- fix stops in order
- key
- a normal-sized cup
- step 1
- ice cream
- a blurry shape
- a dull white wall
- keep linking in order
- mez
- link it to the next item
- a kite as big as a house
- kitaab
- see shapes
- roots
- the method of loci
- new words in a language
- honesty
- tiny, cramped writing
- hear the new word
- choose a place you know
- touch
- one key word per branch
- step 4
- link it to the meaning
- funny actions
- quick to see and recall
- hear the new word
- step 2
- fan
- step 3
- a good mind map
- each link leads on
- choose a place you know
- taste sweet
- one you know very well
- lamp
- make food using sunlight
- hold the plant firm
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