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 step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 3.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) they are boring (c) they need no attention (d) words are useless
- 4.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 5.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) sound (c) smell (d) touch
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) holds up the leaves (c) make seeds (d) carries food to parts
- 9.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 10.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) elephant (c) banana (d) honesty
- 11.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paani (b) bhaat (c) baadal (d) aai
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a mango that sings (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 16.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 19.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) the word “umbrella”
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) grow under the ground (d) green, flat and thin
- 21.🔗 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
- 22.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) throw it away (c) redraw it from memory (d) colour it again
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a tent; the tent rolls into a duck; the duck sits on a rose; the rose pulls a banana. Which item comes right before the rose? (a) tent (b) banana (c) pencil (d) duck
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) nose (d) eyes
- 28.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 29.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) the letters only (d) nothing at all
- 30.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it looks empty (c) it saves ink (d) quick to see and recall
- 31.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 32.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a ball by the blackboard, a drum by the library, a wallet by the classroom door, a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the playground. Where did you place the jug? (a) playground (b) teacher’s desk (c) library (d) classroom door
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a watch by the notice board, an onion by the classroom door, an orange by the teacher’s desk, a guava by the stairs, a wallet by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) onion (b) orange (c) wallet (d) watch
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jalebi by the classroom door, a doll by the playground, a pencil by the blackboard, a vase by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the library. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) pencil (b) jalebi (c) inkpot (d) doll
Answer key
- step 2
- step 3
- images stick better
- choose a place you know
- False
- False
- taste
- make seeds
- to keep the order
- honesty
- True
- paani
- fix stops in order
- link it to the meaning
- a dull white wall
- add more stops
- a weak picture
- leaves
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- grow under the ground
- link it to the next item
- redraw it from memory
- duck
- step 3
- step 1
- keep linking in order
- ears
- the pen stirring tea
- a bird leaving a cage
- quick to see and recall
- choose a place you know
- False
- link it to the next item
- new words in a language
- playground
- hear the new word
- False
- each link leads on
- orange
- jalebi
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