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.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
- 2.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a glass by the stairs, an umpire by the school gate, an apple by the teacher’s desk, a rose by the notice board, a coconut by the classroom door. What did you place by the school gate? (a) coconut (b) umpire (c) apple (d) rose
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a nest by the library, a sock by the classroom door, an ant by the blackboard, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a drum by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) nest (b) ant (c) drum (d) sock
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) copying a whole page (c) a colour for each branch (d) ideas with no links
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 12.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) naak (c) chaabi (d) shala
- 14.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 16.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) banana (c) honesty (d) elephant
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 18.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) green, flat and thin (c) have tiny pores (d) make food using sunlight
- 20.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) images stick better (c) they are boring (d) words are useless
- 21.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) long sentences (d) details on small twigs
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) billi (c) aam (d) dola
- 24.🔗 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
- 25.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a giant pink elephant
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear voices (b) hear music (c) feel rough or smooth (d) read words
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a pencil by the banyan tree, a monkey by the swing, a drum by the fruit cart, a frog by the park gate, a coconut by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) coconut (b) pencil (c) monkey (d) drum
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 30.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sings to a drum; the drum sits on an inkpot; the inkpot rolls into an owl; the owl falls into a mango. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) rose (b) drum (c) owl (d) inkpot
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an owl by the swing, an ant by the banyan tree, a ladder by the post box, a ball by the fruit cart, a doll by the park gate. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) ant (b) doll (c) owl (d) ball
- 35.🗣️ 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
- 36.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) holds up the leaves (c) grow under the ground (d) make seeds
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) sakhar (c) kitaab (d) baadal
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a bucket by the sofa, an owl by the door, an apple by the dining table, a drum by the TV, an anchor by the shoe rack. What did you place by the TV? (a) drum (b) apple (c) bucket (d) anchor
Answer key
- to keep the order
- False
- False
- umpire
- a strong picture
- sock
- step 3
- find a sound-alike word
- each link leads on
- a colour for each branch
- step 1
- funny actions
- chaabi
- the method of loci
- picture the first item
- honesty
- a strong picture
- new words in a language
- hold the plant firm
- images stick better
- later today and tomorrow
- details on small twigs
- aam
- that item is lost
- a giant pink elephant
- feel rough or smooth
- hear the new word
- coconut
- step 2
- True
- hear the new word
- inkpot
- step 4
- ball
- hear the new word
- the pen stirring tea
- holds up the leaves
- baadal
- step 2
- drum
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