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 word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) elephant (c) rocket (d) banana
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 3.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 4.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 7.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) smell
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) machhli (c) ped (d) mez
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a drum by the park gate, a key by the post box, a glass by the swing, a lamp by the banyan tree, a nest by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) nest (b) drum (c) key (d) glass
- 11.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a blank page (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) nothing at all
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) hold the plant firm (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting salty chips (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a drum boom (d) tasting raw mango
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a plain grey box (d) a bright red flying cow
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) topic in the centre (c) small doodles (d) topic in a corner
- 18.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) never again
- 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) redraw it from memory (c) colour it again (d) frame it
- 22.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) keep it still (c) make it big and funny (d) make it small and plain
- 23.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 24.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) only for numbers
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat crashes into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto an umbrella; the umbrella pulls a ball; the ball jumps over a kettle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) anchor (c) goat (d) kettle
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon chases a tent; the tent pulls an anchor; the anchor jumps over a vase; the vase bounces onto a duck. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) duck (c) tent (d) spoon
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 28.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) rice (b) sleep (c) foot (d) flower
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a small grey dot (d) a plain box
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a mango that sings (c) a dull white wall (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 39.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
- 40.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a bus made of ice (d) a kite as big as a house
Answer key
- honesty
- step 2
- a poor mind map
- True
- find a sound-alike word
- picture the first item
- False
- touch
- mez
- key
- a bird leaving a cage
- step 1
- hold the plant firm
- hearing a drum boom
- a weak picture
- a plain grey box
- topic in a corner
- later today and tomorrow
- the pen stirring tea
- link it to the meaning
- redraw it from memory
- make it big and funny
- new words in a language
- yes, with new pictures
- kettle
- spoon
- step 1
- that item is lost
- keep linking in order
- sleep
- find a sound-alike word
- put pictures at stops
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- keep linking in order
- leaves
- a dull white wall
- to keep the order
- a normal-sized cup
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