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 step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 2.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 3.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) take in water from soil (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) topic in a corner (c) copying a whole page (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 7.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) nothing at all (d) a blank page
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell food (b) see colours (c) smell smoke (d) hear voices
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a kettle by the TV, an onion by the kitchen, a duck by the shoe rack, a candle by the dining table, an apple by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) candle (b) onion (c) duck (d) apple
- 10.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it saves ink (c) it looks empty (d) quick to see and recall
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 13.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 15.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) words are useless (c) images stick better (d) they need no attention
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) hold the plant firm (c) grow under the ground (d) green, flat and thin
- 17.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “paay” is “a PIE under your foot”. What does “paay” mean? (a) foot (b) moon (c) table (d) sleep
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) smelling jasmine (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) tasting salty chips
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 23.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 25.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 26.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a pencil that dances (d) the word in small print
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) take in water from soil (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a spoon by the dining table, a tomato by the TV, a ladder by the sofa, a lemon by the kitchen, a pencil by the bed. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) pencil (b) lemon (c) tomato (d) ladder
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a plain grey box (d) the word in small print
- 32.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) school (b) key (c) monkey (d) rice
- 34.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make seeds (b) holds up the leaves (c) take in water from soil (d) carries food to parts
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) dola (c) shala (d) paani
- 37.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 38.🗣️ 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
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) holds up the leaves (c) have tiny pores (d) attract bees
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) attract bees (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries food to parts (d) have tiny pores
Answer key
- step 1
- a poor mind map
- the method of loci
- step 3
- have tiny pores
- details on small twigs
- a bird leaving a cage
- see colours
- duck
- quick to see and recall
- step 1
- the word’s meaning
- False
- that item is lost
- images stick better
- green, flat and thin
- one you know very well
- foot
- tasting salty chips
- roots
- a weak picture
- hear the new word
- True
- step 1
- each link leads on
- the word in small print
- fix stops in order
- carries food to parts
- lemon
- stem
- a kite as big as a house
- False
- monkey
- True
- take in water from soil
- shala
- fix stops in order
- find a sound-alike word
- holds up the leaves
- carries food to parts
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