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: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a key; the key sings to a fan; the fan sits on a ball; the ball crashes into an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) key (b) onion (c) ladder (d) fan
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato tickles an anchor; the anchor jumps over an owl; the owl sings to a lamp; the lamp pulls a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) flute (c) lamp (d) owl
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 7.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight (d) smell
- 9.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 10.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) have tiny pores (c) attract bees (d) green, flat and thin
- 14.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a plain grey box (c) a pencil that dances (d) the word in small print
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror pulls a needle; the needle sits on a spoon; the spoon crashes into a ladder; the ladder falls into a mango. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) mango (b) spoon (c) mirror (d) needle
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) feel hot and cold (c) feel rough or smooth (d) see colours
- 18.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a mango that sings (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a giant pink elephant
- 20.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a dull white wall (d) a pencil that dances
- 21.🗣️ 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
- 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling wet earth (b) tasting salty chips (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a dog bark
- 26.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe pulls a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a nest; the nest falls into a van; the van crashes into a vase. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) van (b) vase (c) nest (d) parrot
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 29.🗣️ 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
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sits on a banana; the banana sings to a tent; the tent chases an umpire; the umpire rolls into a violin. Which item comes right after the umpire? (a) umpire (b) banana (c) violin (d) tent
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles an apple; the apple rolls into a goat; the goat falls into an anchor; the anchor sings to a nest. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) shoe (b) nest (c) apple (d) goat
- 37.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 38.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 39.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 40.🔗 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
Answer key
- step 4
- fan
- tomato
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- one you know very well
- True
- taste
- False
- False
- step 1
- link it to the meaning
- attract bees
- a pencil that dances
- spoon
- a weak picture
- smell smoke
- choose a place you know
- a pale, tiny dot
- a dull white wall
- find a sound-alike word
- an elephant with HOT tea
- a weak picture
- sounds like the new word
- tasting salty chips
- a funny, moving one
- parrot
- hear the new word
- step 3
- violin
- step 1
- fix stops in order
- False
- step 3
- a strong picture
- shoe
- a poor mind map
- funny actions
- a poor mind map
- link it to the next item
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