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.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) a colour for each branch (d) one key word per branch
- 2.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 3.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 5.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) lines that link ideas (d) long sentences
- 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make seeds (b) grow under the ground (c) have tiny pores (d) take in water from soil
- 8.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) grow under the ground (c) make seeds (d) attract bees
- 17.🗣️ 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
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a list of words only (c) a plain grey box (d) a normal-sized cup
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a goat; the goat tickles a jug; the jug sits on a frog; the frog chases a cat. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) goat (c) kettle (d) jug
- 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 21.🏰 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
- 22.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) a blank wall
- 23.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the pomodoro
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 25.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “shala” is “a school in a SHAWL”. What does “shala” mean? (a) nose (b) key (c) school (d) cloud
- 27.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste salty (b) smell food (c) feel hot and cold (d) smell flowers
- 30.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an orange by the shoe rack, a guava by the dining table, a frog by the door, a tent by the sofa, a candle by the TV. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) candle (b) tent (c) orange (d) guava
- 32.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it needs no review (d) it hides the ideas
- 33.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hands in icy water (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) tasting salty chips
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a doll by the school gate, a whistle by the teacher’s desk, a goat by the notice board, a kite by the classroom door, a candle by the stairs. Where did you place the doll? (a) notice board (b) teacher’s desk (c) school gate (d) stairs
- 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) sight (b) touch (c) sound (d) taste
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 39.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 40.🏰 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
Answer key
- tiny, cramped writing
- a funny, moving one
- True
- step 3
- lines that link ideas
- funny actions
- make seeds
- choose a place you know
- hear the new word
- step 1
- find a sound-alike word
- link it to the meaning
- the pen stirring tea
- step 1
- put pictures at stops
- grow under the ground
- link it to the meaning
- a bus made of ice
- jug
- hear the new word
- fix stops in order
- one you know very well
- the method of loci
- step 2
- replay the story
- school
- new words in a language
- sight
- feel hot and cold
- a poor mind map
- orange
- it shows how ideas link
- seeing a red kite fly
- school gate
- sounds like the new word
- touch
- fix stops in order
- choose a place you know
- put pictures at stops
- fix stops in order
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