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.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 3.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 4.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 5.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
- 6.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle sits on an urn; the urn pulls a nest; the nest jumps over a vase; the vase falls into a duck. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) duck (c) urn (d) nest
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a bus made of ice (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a pencil that dances
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) skin (d) tongue
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant key tickles a whistle; the whistle falls into an ant; the ant sits on a drum; the drum pulls a goat. Which item comes right before the goat? (a) ant (b) key (c) goat (d) drum
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) see colours (b) feel a light touch (c) hear music (d) read words
- 13.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
- 14.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a mango that sings
- 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) tongue (d) skin
- 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) the word in small print (d) a far-off still tree
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 22.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 24.🗣️ 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
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a rope; the rope sings to a duck; the duck jumps over a van; the van sits on a jalebi. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) rope (b) jalebi (c) watch (d) van
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 27.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a plain grey box (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a far-off still tree
- 28.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in the centre (c) all in one colour (d) details on small twigs
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 30.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) moon (b) sugar (c) mango (d) table
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 33.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) the letters only (c) a blank page (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 35.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 36.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the date (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) water (b) mango (c) cat (d) foot
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a list of words only (d) a dull white wall
- 39.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 40.🏰 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
Answer key
- a funny, moving one
- step 3
- a good mind map
- funny actions
- add more stops
- later today and tomorrow
- duck
- keep linking in order
- a normal-sized cup
- tongue
- drum
- hear music
- the method of loci
- a mango that sings
- replay the story
- tongue
- that item is lost
- stem
- a frog wearing a crown
- leaves
- choose a place you know
- False
- link it to the next item
- find a sound-alike word
- rope
- find a sound-alike word
- a bright red flying cow
- all in one colour
- sounds like the new word
- True
- table
- link it to the next item
- a bird leaving a cage
- step 1
- False
- the main topic
- mango
- a giant pink elephant
- fix stops in order
- choose a place you know
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