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.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) hear music (b) hear voices (c) see colours (d) taste salty
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) hold the plant firm (c) have tiny pores (d) make food using sunlight
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) nose (d) eyes
- 9.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) all in one colour (c) topic in a corner (d) ideas with no links
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling wet earth (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hearing a dog bark
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries food to parts (c) attract bees (d) take in water from soil
- 18.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 19.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see colours (b) smell smoke (c) hear music (d) hear a bell
- 21.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a CHUBBY key
- 22.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 24.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a blurry shape (c) a far-off still tree (d) a giant pink elephant
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) rocket (c) banana (d) elephant
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a ladder; the ladder pulls a jug; the jug falls into an owl; the owl sits on a wallet. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) wallet (b) ice cream (c) jug (d) ladder
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 31.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) topic in the centre (c) ideas with no links (d) a colour for each branch
- 32.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a watch by the shoe rack, a radio by the TV, a whistle by the door, a mango by the dining table, a spoon by the sofa. Where did you place the watch? (a) door (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) shoe rack
- 34.🗣️ 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
- 35.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 36.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) long sentences (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) details on small twigs
- 38.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) long sentences (c) all in one colour (d) lines that link ideas
- 39.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗣️ 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
Answer key
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- step 1
- taste salty
- a strong picture
- step 1
- hold the plant firm
- step 3
- eyes
- a colour for each branch
- tasting bitter karela
- roots
- put pictures at stops
- water in a PAN
- sounds like the new word
- hear the new word
- a strong picture
- attract bees
- new words in a language
- the pen stirring tea
- smell smoke
- I AM eating a mango
- a KNOCK on the nose
- step 2
- a giant pink elephant
- link it to the next item
- a pale, tiny dot
- a weak picture
- honesty
- ice cream
- hear the new word
- ideas with no links
- False
- shoe rack
- find a sound-alike word
- make it big and funny
- one you know very well
- details on small twigs
- lines that link ideas
- False
- link it to the meaning
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