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.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) words are useless (c) they need no attention (d) they are boring
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases an apple; the apple falls into a net; the net jumps over a monkey; the monkey rolls into a key. Which item comes right before the net? (a) parrot (b) key (c) apple (d) monkey
- 5.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a list of words only (c) a pencil that dances (d) a giant pink elephant
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a bus made of ice (d) a blurry shape
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a van; the van sits on an anchor; the anchor tickles an owl; the owl crashes into an ice cream. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) anchor (b) ice cream (c) cat (d) owl
- 9.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella bounces onto a guava; the guava sings to a pillow; the pillow falls into a ladder; the ladder tickles a van. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) umbrella (b) guava (c) van (d) ladder
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 13.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 14.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) small doodles (c) copying a whole page (d) topic in the centre
- 15.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 17.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 18.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a small grey dot (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 19.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) read words (b) see shapes (c) hear music (d) smell flowers
- 21.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 22.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) ideas with no links (c) topic in the centre (d) topic in a corner
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a dull white wall (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a list of words only
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow crashes into a lamp; the lamp tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto a tomato; the tomato rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) pillow (b) lamp (c) fan (d) tomato
- 25.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a blurry shape
- 26.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an umpire by the TV, a wallet by the sofa, a needle by the dining table, an ice cream by the shoe rack, an onion by the kitchen. What did you place by the TV? (a) wallet (b) needle (c) umpire (d) onion
- 31.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 32.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a blurry shape (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a dull white wall
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 34.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) water (b) monkey (c) moon (d) eye
- 36.🏰 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
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 38.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) each link leads on (c) it rhymes (d) stories are short
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sight (b) touch (c) sound (d) taste
Answer key
- False
- images stick better
- find a sound-alike word
- apple
- a list of words only
- step 3
- a blurry shape
- ice cream
- True
- ladder
- step 2
- step 4
- that item is lost
- copying a whole page
- a pale, tiny dot
- step 4
- the pen stirring tea
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- True
- hear music
- a good mind map
- topic in the centre
- a sock that smells awful
- tomato
- a giant pink elephant
- replay the story
- keep linking in order
- put pictures at stops
- a strong picture
- umpire
- a good mind map
- a kite as big as a house
- hear the new word
- yes, with new pictures
- monkey
- choose a place you know
- sight
- each link leads on
- eyes
- taste
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