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.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) colour it again (c) redraw it from memory (d) throw it away
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) grow under the ground (c) hold the plant firm (d) attract bees
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) sight (b) touch (c) smell (d) sound
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) bhaat (c) dola (d) aam
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sits on an owl; the owl rolls into a cat; the cat pulls a candle. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) candle (b) owl (c) pencil (d) whistle
- 8.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a list of words only (c) a bus made of ice (d) a kite as big as a house
- 9.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 11.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
- 12.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a plain box
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries water upward (d) grow under the ground
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat sings to a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a kettle; the kettle chases an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a kite. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) cat (b) kettle (c) whistle (d) ice cream
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) taste (b) sound (c) touch (d) smell
- 16.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow falls into a guava; the guava chases an ant; the ant bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) pillow (b) ant (c) fan (d) guava
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a list of words only (c) a dull white wall (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a flute; the flute chases an umpire; the umpire bounces onto an ant; the ant sits on a nest. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) flute (b) umpire (c) banana (d) ant
- 20.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a list of words only (c) a dull white wall (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 23.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) tongue (d) nose
- 26.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 28.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 29.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
- 30.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) aai (c) chaabi (d) bandar
- 33.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it grey (c) make it small and plain (d) keep it still
- 34.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an ant by the park gate, a jalebi by the bench, a bucket by the swing, a radio by the slide, a rope by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ant (b) rope (c) jalebi (d) radio
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) smelling wet earth (d) smelling jasmine
- 39.🗺️ 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
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon chases an igloo; the igloo jumps over a tiger; the tiger pulls a jug; the jug tickles a rose. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) tiger (b) igloo (c) rose (d) jug
Answer key
- redraw it from memory
- keep linking in order
- attract bees
- sound
- a strong picture
- aam
- whistle
- a list of words only
- False
- step 4
- to keep the order
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- carries water upward
- ice cream
- touch
- a good mind map
- fan
- a laughing tiffin box
- banana
- a pencil that dances
- step 1
- picture the first item
- True
- True
- tongue
- a funny, moving one
- link it to the next item
- each link leads on
- one you know very well
- False
- picture the first item
- chaabi
- make it big and funny
- later today and tomorrow
- jalebi
- hear the new word
- step 2
- seeing a red kite fly
- it shows how ideas link
- jug
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