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.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it hides the ideas (b) it needs no review (c) it is longer (d) it shows how ideas link
- 2.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) your name (d) the date
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp crashes into an umpire; the umpire falls into an owl; the owl bounces onto a pillow; the pillow jumps over a rose. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) owl (c) pillow (d) umpire
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a dull white wall (c) a pencil that dances (d) a blurry shape
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a pencil by the blackboard, a jug by the playground, a glass by the teacher’s desk, a guava by the classroom door, a duck by the library. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) jug (b) duck (c) glass (d) guava
- 8.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 9.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a blurry shape (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a list of words only
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 11.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a pencil that dances (d) a blurry shape
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) cat (b) rice (c) eye (d) key
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a plain grey box (c) a dull white wall (d) a bright red flying cow
- 15.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) ears (d) nose
- 17.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 21.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 24.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 26.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) neither
- 27.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) colour it again (c) throw it away (d) redraw it from memory
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a list of words only (c) a mango that sings (d) a normal-sized cup
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle sings to a mirror; the mirror falls into a shoe; the shoe chases a vase; the vase rolls into an umbrella. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) mirror (b) vase (c) kettle (d) shoe
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) hold the plant firm (c) grow under the ground (d) make seeds
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut sits on a kettle; the kettle tickles a flute; the flute crashes into a kite; the kite bounces onto a monkey. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kite (b) coconut (c) monkey (d) flute
- 34.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 35.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make seeds (b) carries water upward (c) carries food to parts (d) take in water from soil
- 37.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) details on small twigs (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in the centre
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling jasmine (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) tasting salty chips
- 39.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell (d) sound
Answer key
- it shows how ideas link
- the main topic
- put pictures at stops
- owl
- a pencil that dances
- step 2
- glass
- a good mind map
- a bus made of ice
- hear the new word
- a blurry shape
- key
- choose a place you know
- a bright red flying cow
- True
- ears
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- step 2
- False
- link it to the next item
- step 2
- new words in a language
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- redraw it from memory
- step 4
- a mango that sings
- vase
- choose a place you know
- make seeds
- flute
- each link leads on
- True
- take in water from soil
- copying a whole page
- feeling a prickly cactus
- funny actions
- smell
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