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.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the date
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) carries water upward (c) holds up the leaves (d) attract bees
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) cat (b) rice (c) sugar (d) mango
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 7.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pencil that dances (d) a normal-sized cup
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a mango that sings (c) the word in small print (d) a sock that smells awful
- 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 11.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) the rhyme method
- 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 14.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) useless (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a whistle (b) stroking soft fur (c) smelling jasmine (d) seeing a glowing star
- 16.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling wet earth (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) hearing a whistle
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) nose (d) skin
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) sight
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 23.🗣️ 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
- 24.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sings to a watch; the watch tickles a kettle; the kettle jumps over a banana; the banana crashes into a mango. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kettle (b) watch (c) net (d) banana
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a bus made of ice (d) a plain grey box
- 28.🎨 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”
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) take in water from soil (c) green, flat and thin (d) have tiny pores
- 31.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only for numbers
- 32.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 33.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 35.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) a colour for each branch (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in the centre
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sings to a monkey; the monkey bounces onto an apple; the apple tickles a glass; the glass jumps over a candle. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) glass (b) apple (c) candle (d) shoe
Answer key
- the main topic
- attract bees
- sugar
- step 4
- put pictures at stops
- link it to the next item
- a pencil that dances
- step 1
- the word in small print
- a book in a KIT bag
- the method of loci
- a CHUBBY key
- step 3
- easier to keep
- seeing a glowing star
- True
- hearing a whistle
- tongue
- link it to the next item
- touch
- step 1
- step 4
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- banana
- step 3
- a bus made of ice
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a strong picture
- take in water from soil
- yes, with new pictures
- one you know very well
- add more stops
- a weak picture
- topic in a corner
- step 1
- keep linking in order
- step 2
- hear the new word
- glass
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