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 use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) it saves ink (c) no reason (d) quick to see and recall
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) taste (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
- 3.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the date (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 5.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a mango that sings (d) a plain grey box
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep bounces onto a mirror; the mirror jumps over a kettle; the kettle tickles an inkpot; the inkpot pulls an onion. Which item comes right after the inkpot? (a) jeep (b) inkpot (c) mirror (d) onion
- 7.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a bus made of ice (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 9.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) no, never
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) make food using sunlight (c) carries water upward (d) attract bees
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) green, flat and thin (c) make seeds (d) turn into fruit
- 12.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a rope; the rope tickles an umbrella; the umbrella sings to a banana; the banana chases a sock. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) rope (b) umbrella (c) sock (d) banana
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into a mango; the mango falls into a drum; the drum chases a banana; the banana tickles a flute. Which item comes right after the key? (a) drum (b) key (c) mango (d) flute
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls an inkpot; the inkpot tickles a pencil; the pencil rolls into a kite; the kite bounces onto an ice cream. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) kite (b) wallet (c) inkpot (d) pencil
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a list of words only (c) a blurry shape (d) a dull white wall
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) kitaab (c) paani (d) naak
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) nose
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sight (b) taste (c) sound (d) touch
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a parrot; the parrot sits on a doll; the doll jumps over a key; the key sings to a tiger. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) nest (b) parrot (c) key (d) tiger
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a nest by the sofa, an umbrella by the dining table, a jalebi by the kitchen, an urn by the TV, a glass by the shoe rack. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) sofa (b) shoe rack (c) kitchen (d) TV
- 31.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) eye (b) cat (c) table (d) mango
- 33.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 34.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) nose (d) eyes
- 37.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make seeds (b) make food using sunlight (c) carries water upward (d) grow under the ground
- 39.🔗 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
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a blurry shape (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a pale, tiny dot
Answer key
- quick to see and recall
- taste
- the main topic
- step 1
- a plain grey box
- onion
- the word in small print
- step 2
- yes, with new pictures
- attract bees
- green, flat and thin
- a poor mind map
- umbrella
- step 4
- link it to the meaning
- mango
- inkpot
- a laughing tiffin box
- fix stops in order
- naak
- step 1
- a strong picture
- step 4
- picture the first item
- tongue
- sight
- step 1
- parrot
- step 2
- kitchen
- one you know very well
- mango
- False
- False
- hear the new word
- skin
- that item is lost
- make food using sunlight
- link it to the next item
- a bright red flying cow
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