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.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) they need no attention (c) they are boring (d) words are useless
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 3.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an ant by the kitchen, a radio by the dining table, an onion by the bed, a rose by the sofa, a ball by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) rose (b) ball (c) onion (d) ant
- 6.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 12.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) long sentences (d) ideas with no links
- 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a flower in a POOL
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) smell (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
- 20.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a dull white wall (d) a pencil that dances
- 21.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 22.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 23.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) see colours (b) taste sweet (c) feel a light touch (d) hear music
- 25.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) useless (c) too slow (d) harder to keep
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 30.🔗 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
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) nose
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) smell food (b) feel a light touch (c) taste sweet (d) feel hot and cold
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 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.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 36.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a plain grey box (d) a bright red flying cow
- 38.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 39.🗣️ 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
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) turn into fruit (c) attract bees (d) make food using sunlight
Answer key
- images stick better
- a strong picture
- False
- fix stops in order
- rose
- True
- flowers
- sight
- picture the first item
- funny actions
- step 2
- a good mind map
- link it to the next item
- lines that link ideas
- replay the story
- keep linking in order
- a tree on a note PAD
- choose a place you know
- sound
- a pencil that dances
- a poor mind map
- fix stops in order
- fix stops in order
- taste sweet
- easier to keep
- hear the new word
- link it to the next item
- a weak picture
- find a sound-alike word
- link it to the next item
- skin
- smell food
- step 1
- each link leads on
- step 2
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a plain grey box
- new words in a language
- link it to the meaning
- make food using sunlight
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