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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) fish (b) monkey (c) elephant (d) key
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries food to parts (c) make food using sunlight (d) green, flat and thin
- 4.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a far-off still tree (d) a dull white wall
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a banana; the banana sings to an owl; the owl pulls a shoe. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) owl (b) banana (c) jeep (d) key
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a ball by the park gate, an umbrella by the post box, a watch by the bus stop, a banana by the fruit cart, a rose by the banyan tree. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) fruit cart (b) bus stop (c) post box (d) park gate
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a plain grey box (d) a sock that smells awful
- 11.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 12.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) long sentences (c) copying a whole page (d) one key word per branch
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a watch by the kitchen, a duck by the sofa, an orange by the bed, a guava by the dining table, a nest by the TV. Where did you place the watch? (a) dining table (b) sofa (c) kitchen (d) TV
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a parrot; the parrot sits on an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an igloo; the igloo tickles a jalebi. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) parrot (b) igloo (c) guava (d) ice cream
- 18.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it hides the ideas (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it is longer
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) sleep (c) school (d) sugar
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) make food using sunlight (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a kettle by the shoe rack, a tent by the kitchen, an inkpot by the TV, a tiger by the dining table, a tomato by the sofa. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) kettle (b) tiger (c) tent (d) tomato
- 28.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a far-off still tree (c) a blurry shape (d) a list of words only
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an igloo by the banyan tree, a jeep by the park gate, a nest by the swing, a jalebi by the fruit cart, a banana by the post box. What did you place by the post box? (a) banana (b) igloo (c) jeep (d) nest
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into an ant; the ant falls into a flute; the flute chases an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a lamp. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) radio (b) ant (c) flute (d) ice cream
- 32.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 33.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) naak (c) aai (d) aam
- 36.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 38.🗣️ 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
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple rolls into a pillow; the pillow sits on a bucket; the bucket falls into a doll; the doll chases a rose. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) apple (b) rose (c) doll (d) bucket
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
Answer key
- new words in a language
- monkey
- carries food to parts
- a giant pink elephant
- banana
- step 4
- post box
- leaves
- choose a place you know
- a plain grey box
- that item is lost
- one key word per branch
- kitchen
- stem
- step 2
- step 3
- ice cream
- it shows how ideas link
- step 1
- roots
- sound
- hear the new word
- table
- a strong picture
- make food using sunlight
- keep linking in order
- tent
- a kite as big as a house
- banana
- choose a place you know
- flute
- to keep the order
- replay the story
- step 3
- aam
- the method of loci
- step 2
- link it to the meaning
- rose
- a strong picture
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