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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 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.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 5.True or false: “long sentences” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a mango that sings (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a far-off still tree
- 9.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a coconut by the banyan tree, a goat by the fruit cart, a wallet by the post box, a nest by the park gate, an inkpot by the bus stop. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) nest (b) coconut (c) goat (d) inkpot
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a kite; the kite falls into a candle; the candle jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a ladder. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) candle (b) ice cream (c) ladder (d) bucket
- 13.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sound (d) sight
- 18.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) smell
- 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 20.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a mango that sings (d) a far-off still tree
- 21.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a pencil that dances (c) a mango that sings (d) a normal-sized cup
- 22.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make seeds (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 26.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) frame it (c) throw it away (d) colour it again
- 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting salty chips (b) smelling wet earth (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) stroking soft fur
- 29.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) hear music (b) feel a light touch (c) feel hot and cold (d) taste sour
- 31.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it small and plain (c) keep it still (d) make it big and funny
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an orange by the bed, a duck by the kitchen, a jeep by the sofa, a doll by the TV, a tomato by the dining table. What did you place by the TV? (a) orange (b) duck (c) doll (d) jeep
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a CHUBBY key (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) water in a PAN
- 35.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 36.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) make seeds (c) have tiny pores (d) hold the plant firm
- 39.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- put pictures at stops
- link it to the meaning
- True
- later today and tomorrow
- step 1
- a far-off still tree
- True
- the word’s meaning
- coconut
- ladder
- False
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- False
- sound
- sound
- funny actions
- a far-off still tree
- a normal-sized cup
- True
- make seeds
- a weak picture
- step 2
- redraw it from memory
- fix stops in order
- smelling wet earth
- False
- hear music
- make it big and funny
- doll
- choose a place you know
- water in a PAN
- add more stops
- True
- link it to the meaning
- have tiny pores
- True
- keep linking in order
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