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.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a pencil that dances (c) a list of words only (d) a plain grey box
- 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 7.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) smell
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a jug by the park gate, a cat by the banyan tree, a bucket by the fruit cart, an orange by the bus stop, a rope by the post box. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) bucket (b) cat (c) orange (d) jug
- 13.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 14.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) nose (b) cloud (c) mango (d) elephant
- 17.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) too slow (c) useless (d) easier to keep
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an umbrella by the TV, a jug by the sofa, a jeep by the dining table, a jalebi by the shoe rack, an igloo by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) umbrella (b) jalebi (c) igloo (d) jeep
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 21.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 22.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) ideas with no links (c) details on small twigs (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 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 is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a plain grey box (c) a list of words only (d) a pencil that dances
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 31.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) they are boring (c) words are useless (d) images stick better
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 33.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a kite as big as a house
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch rolls into an ant; the ant crashes into a candle; the candle chases a tiger; the tiger falls into a rose. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) watch (b) tiger (c) candle (d) ant
- 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 36.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a mirror by the classroom door, a jalebi by the teacher’s desk, a shoe by the notice board, an umbrella by the stairs, an anchor by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) jalebi (b) shoe (c) anchor (d) mirror
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a drum by the park gate, an ant by the banyan tree, a pencil by the fruit cart, a nest by the bus stop, a doll by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) drum (b) nest (c) ant (d) pencil
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pencil that dances
Answer key
- a pencil that dances
- an elephant with HOT tea
- step 2
- link it to the meaning
- step 4
- a strong picture
- a strong picture
- smell
- choose a place you know
- hear the new word
- a strong picture
- cat
- False
- False
- hear the new word
- cloud
- easier to keep
- jeep
- step 2
- step 4
- funny actions
- new words in a language
- the word’s meaning
- replay the story
- step 3
- details on small twigs
- fix stops in order
- a pencil that dances
- a weak picture
- a weak picture
- images stick better
- step 1
- a normal-sized cup
- watch
- step 2
- a poor mind map
- mirror
- ant
- step 3
- a blurry shape
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