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 story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 4.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 5.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 9.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) the letters only (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) a blank page
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a kite as big as a house (c) the word in small print (d) a dull white wall
- 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a BAT made of rice (c) water in a PAN (d) a flower in a POOL
- 12.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) no reason (c) it saves ink (d) it looks empty
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a key by the park gate, an ant by the fruit cart, a spoon by the swing, a jalebi by the post box, a van by the banyan tree. Where did you place the spoon? (a) post box (b) park gate (c) swing (d) fruit cart
- 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting raw mango (b) tasting bitter karela (c) watching fireworks (d) hearing a drum boom
- 18.🔗 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
- 19.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell (d) touch
- 22.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute jumps over a whistle; the whistle sits on a goat; the goat crashes into a jalebi; the jalebi sings to a guava. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) flute (b) jalebi (c) guava (d) whistle
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 29.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) words are useless (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 30.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a whistle (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) smelling jasmine (d) hearing a drum boom
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) attract bees (b) make food using sunlight (c) green, flat and thin (d) take in water from soil
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant van chases a coconut; the coconut sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a tent. Which item comes right after the van? (a) coconut (b) tent (c) pencil (d) van
- 38.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
Answer key
- picture the first item
- step 3
- replay the story
- True
- True
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- sight
- a bird leaving a cage
- a kite as big as a house
- a MAZE on a table
- quick to see and recall
- choose a place you know
- swing
- the pen stirring tea
- link it to the next item
- watching fireworks
- link it to the next item
- that item is lost
- the word’s meaning
- smell
- later today and tomorrow
- a strong picture
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- whistle
- sound
- picture the first item
- images stick better
- feeling a prickly cactus
- find a sound-alike word
- take in water from soil
- step 3
- picture the first item
- False
- a funny, moving one
- coconut
- True
- tongue
- step 1
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