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.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) hold the plant firm (d) have tiny pores
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 6.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) images stick better (c) they need no attention (d) words are useless
- 7.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a pencil that dances
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 11.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a mango that sings
- 12.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a lemon by the sofa, an owl by the dining table, a frog by the shoe rack, a doll by the door, a cat by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) owl (b) frog (c) lemon (d) cat
- 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream falls into an anchor; the anchor tickles a spoon; the spoon crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot sings to a jalebi. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) ice cream (c) jalebi (d) spoon
- 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 19.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 20.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste (d) sound
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) monkey (c) key (d) eye
- 24.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp pulls an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a ball; the ball sits on an igloo; the igloo crashes into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) ball (c) jalebi (d) lamp
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a mirror by the post box, a jalebi by the fruit cart, a tiger by the banyan tree, a jug by the bus stop, a net by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) net (b) mirror (c) jalebi (d) tiger
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
- 32.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 35.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an orange by the blackboard, a coconut by the library, a fan by the stairs, a duck by the teacher’s desk, a monkey by the classroom door. What did you place by the library? (a) coconut (b) fan (c) orange (d) monkey
- 38.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 39.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) copying a whole page (c) one key word per branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
Answer key
- True
- keep linking in order
- have tiny pores
- a poor mind map
- step 3
- images stick better
- a normal-sized cup
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- step 1
- a plain grey box
- to keep the order
- choose a place you know
- find a sound-alike word
- cat
- a monkey in a BAND
- spoon
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- a good mind map
- each link leads on
- sound
- taste
- elephant
- choose a place you know
- step 1
- hear the new word
- picture the first item
- ball
- choose a place you know
- tiger
- sounds like the new word
- new words in a language
- link it to the next item
- False
- True
- find a sound-alike word
- coconut
- True
- False
- one key word per branch
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