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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) flower (b) book (c) rice (d) key
- 2.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) your name (c) the main topic (d) the date
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) hear voices (c) taste sour (d) see colours
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling jasmine (b) hearing a drum boom (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) tasting bitter karela
- 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) skin (d) nose
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll crashes into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a rose; the rose pulls a mirror; the mirror sits on a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) vase (b) mirror (c) doll (d) igloo
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “dola” means eye. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a PIE under your foot
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a small grey dot
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 19.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 20.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 22.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a list of words only (c) a blurry shape (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) taste (b) sound (c) touch (d) smell
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into an anchor; the anchor falls into a wallet; the wallet sits on a rope; the rope pulls a net. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) anchor (b) nest (c) wallet (d) net
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a mango that sings (d) a bus made of ice
- 26.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) small doodles (b) long sentences (c) ideas with no links (d) all in one colour
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) they need no attention (c) words are useless (d) images stick better
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a plain grey box (d) a bus made of ice
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) ears
- 33.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) read a new list
- 34.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a whistle (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling jasmine (d) tasting salty chips
- 36.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pencil that dances (d) a far-off still tree
- 39.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a dull white wall (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a plain grey box
Answer key
- book
- the main topic
- hear voices
- smelling jasmine
- the pen stirring tea
- a strong picture
- skin
- step 1
- step 4
- mirror
- yes, with new pictures
- find a sound-alike word
- a dull white wall
- a DOLL with big eyes
- fix stops in order
- put pictures at stops
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a poor mind map
- False
- False
- choose a place you know
- a laughing tiffin box
- sound
- wallet
- the word in small print
- small doodles
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- images stick better
- a plain grey box
- step 1
- tongue
- replay the story
- fix stops in order
- hearing a whistle
- a KNOCK on the nose
- sounds like the new word
- a far-off still tree
- the method of loci
- a mango that sings
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