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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 3.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) sugar (b) table (c) monkey (d) mother
- 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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 7.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) no, never
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a mango that sings (c) a pencil that dances (d) a normal-sized cup
- 9.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) long sentences (c) small doodles (d) lines that link ideas
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 12.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 17.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a needle; the needle pulls a nest; the nest crashes into a monkey; the monkey chases a vase. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) monkey (b) rope (c) nest (d) vase
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) smell
- 22.🗣️ 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
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 25.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 27.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a blurry shape (c) a dull white wall (d) a giant pink elephant
- 28.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) harder to keep (c) easier to keep (d) useless
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) make food using sunlight (c) attract bees (d) grow under the ground
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries water upward (c) make food using sunlight (d) green, flat and thin
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 34.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries water upward (d) have tiny pores
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling jasmine (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hands in icy water
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a plain grey box (c) a pencil that dances (d) a giant pink elephant
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a list of words only (c) the word in small print (d) a giant pink elephant
- 40.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
Answer key
- a good mind map
- each link leads on
- later today and tomorrow
- table
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- yes, with new pictures
- a normal-sized cup
- long sentences
- fix stops in order
- roots
- add more stops
- step 1
- replay the story
- step 3
- step 3
- that item is lost
- nest
- hear the new word
- keep linking in order
- touch
- hear the new word
- step 2
- step 1
- True
- funny actions
- a giant pink elephant
- easier to keep
- fix stops in order
- carries food to parts
- carries water upward
- step 4
- step 3
- a poor mind map
- picture the first item
- have tiny pores
- seeing a red kite fly
- a plain grey box
- a giant pink elephant
- to keep the order
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