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.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it is longer (d) it hides the ideas
- 2.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) the rhyme method
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 6.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) details on small twigs (c) lines that link ideas (d) topic in a corner
- 7.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 8.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a duck by the sofa, a pencil by the shoe rack, a monkey by the TV, a whistle by the door, a lemon by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) monkey (b) whistle (c) pencil (d) duck
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 12.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) paani (c) billi (d) chaand
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 18.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) skin (d) ears
- 24.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a bus made of ice
- 26.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) ideas with no links (c) small doodles (d) details on small twigs
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 29.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 30.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) all in one colour (d) a colour for each branch
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a PIE under your foot
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon pulls a frog; the frog chases an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a needle. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) parrot (b) spoon (c) frog (d) ice cream
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) shala (c) paani (d) mez
- 36.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a small grey dot (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) the word “umbrella”
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) nose (d) tongue
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a mango that sings
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a parrot by the sofa, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a spoon by the TV, a tomato by the door, a fan by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) parrot (b) jalebi (c) fan (d) spoon
Answer key
- it shows how ideas link
- the method of loci
- that item is lost
- choose a place you know
- step 4
- topic in a corner
- picture the first item
- add more stops
- whistle
- sounds like the new word
- a weak picture
- True
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- to keep the order
- chaand
- step 3
- True
- picture the first item
- fix stops in order
- step 1
- step 4
- skin
- False
- the word in small print
- False
- ideas with no links
- hear the new word
- False
- all in one colour
- step 2
- picture the first item
- a BATTLE in the clouds
- frog
- mez
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- skin
- a normal-sized cup
- step 2
- spoon
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