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.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 2.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the main topic (c) the date (d) a small detail
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) moon (b) foot (c) water (d) book
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) ears (d) tongue
- 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a PIE under your foot
- 7.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a shoe; the shoe jumps over a net; the net sings to a doll; the doll bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) net (b) cat (c) shoe (d) doll
- 9.🔗 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
- 10.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) make food using sunlight (d) attract bees
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) paay (c) sakhar (d) bandar
- 16.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a duck by the stairs, an owl by the blackboard, a mango by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the notice board, an orange by the classroom door. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) umbrella (b) duck (c) orange (d) mango
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a candle by the classroom door, a needle by the notice board, an owl by the school gate, a tomato by the teacher’s desk, a doll by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) doll (b) owl (c) needle (d) candle
- 21.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pencil that dances (d) a kite as big as a house
- 22.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 23.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) ped (c) bhaat (d) dola
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a far-off still tree (d) a plain grey box
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a van by the door, a rope by the sofa, a jug by the shoe rack, a flute by the dining table, an inkpot by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) jug (b) rope (c) inkpot (d) flute
- 29.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) long sentences (d) lines that link ideas
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sits on an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a candle; the candle crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into a kite. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) key (b) kite (c) inkpot (d) kettle
- 34.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) kitaab (c) sakhar (d) naak
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an urn by the swing, an inkpot by the bench, a rope by the slide, a lamp by the park gate, a goat by the fruit cart. What did you place by the park gate? (a) inkpot (b) goat (c) urn (d) lamp
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug sings to an ant; the ant falls into a doll; the doll rolls into a nest; the nest chases an urn. Which item comes right after the jug? (a) urn (b) doll (c) jug (d) ant
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream crashes into a violin; the violin tickles a guava; the guava falls into a ladder; the ladder jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) shoe (b) violin (c) ladder (d) ice cream
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) take in water from soil (c) have tiny pores (d) carries food to parts
- 40.🗣️ 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
Answer key
- link it to the meaning
- True
- the main topic
- book
- skin
- a cat paying a BILL
- True
- cat
- link it to the next item
- False
- picture the first item
- attract bees
- a good mind map
- put pictures at stops
- sakhar
- that item is lost
- sight
- link it to the next item
- orange
- needle
- a far-off still tree
- replay the story
- yes, with new pictures
- bhaat
- a strong picture
- a bright red flying cow
- fix stops in order
- jug
- the method of loci
- lines that link ideas
- step 3
- step 1
- kite
- new words in a language
- naak
- lamp
- ant
- shoe
- carries food to parts
- hear the new word
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