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.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) kitaab (c) aai (d) billi
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a pencil that dances (c) a far-off still tree (d) the word in small print
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) tongue (b) skin (c) ears (d) nose
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) carries food to parts (c) turn into fruit (d) make food using sunlight
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over a shoe; the shoe chases a rope; the rope crashes into a radio; the radio bounces onto a van. Which item comes right before the shoe? (a) van (b) radio (c) shoe (d) needle
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll sings to a ball; the ball tickles a guava; the guava falls into a duck; the duck pulls a flute. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) duck (b) guava (c) doll (d) ball
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) taste salty (c) hear voices (d) read words
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 14.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute sings to a duck; the duck rolls into a coconut; the coconut chases a banana; the banana crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) coconut (b) flute (c) duck (d) banana
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a mango by the school gate, a nest by the stairs, a duck by the teacher’s desk, a spoon by the notice board, a net by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) spoon (b) net (c) duck (d) nest
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 19.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 22.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) I AM eating a mango (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 24.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) rocket (d) banana
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 28.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on an orange; the orange jumps over a ladder; the ladder rolls into a rose; the rose pulls a wallet. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) vase (b) orange (c) ladder (d) rose
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it small and plain (c) make it big and funny (d) keep it still
- 34.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 35.🔗 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
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 37.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) tongue (d) skin
- 39.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a plain grey box (c) a mango that sings (d) a pencil that dances
- 40.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
Answer key
- kitaab
- step 1
- a pencil that dances
- fix stops in order
- replay the story
- ears
- make food using sunlight
- link it to the meaning
- needle
- a strong picture
- duck
- hear voices
- step 4
- False
- add more stops
- flute
- net
- hear the new word
- True
- picture the first item
- step 2
- the method of loci
- an elephant with HOT tea
- False
- honesty
- step 1
- step 2
- False
- put pictures at stops
- a poor mind map
- orange
- choose a place you know
- make it big and funny
- later today and tomorrow
- link it to the next item
- a giant pink elephant
- to keep the order
- skin
- a plain grey box
- new words in a language
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