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.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) after a year
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 6.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) one key word per branch (c) a colour for each branch (d) all in one colour
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) monkey (c) key (d) tree
- 8.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) smell
- 14.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) hold the plant firm (d) carries water upward
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) hear music (c) taste sweet (d) feel hot and cold
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 22.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato pulls a spoon; the spoon rolls into a mirror; the mirror sings to a radio; the radio jumps over a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) flute (c) mirror (d) spoon
- 25.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) topic in the centre (c) topic in a corner (d) small doodles
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) tongue (d) skin
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) copying a whole page (c) topic in the centre (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) book (b) water (c) school (d) flower
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 30.🗺️ 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) green, flat and thin (d) take in water from soil
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a key; the key crashes into an apple; the apple tickles a mango; the mango pulls a ball. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) key (b) apple (c) mango (d) goat
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a plain grey box (c) a list of words only (d) a giant pink elephant
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant net sits on a key; the key falls into a goat; the goat crashes into a van; the van rolls into a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) watch (b) van (c) net (d) key
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a plain grey box (d) a kite as big as a house
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) small doodles (c) long sentences (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a list of words only
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “bhaat” is “a BAT made of rice”. What does “bhaat” mean? (a) elephant (b) rice (c) flower (d) fish
Answer key
- replay the story
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- later today and tomorrow
- step 2
- all in one colour
- elephant
- a funny, moving one
- a weak picture
- new words in a language
- choose a place you know
- a strong picture
- smell
- False
- that item is lost
- carries water upward
- taste sweet
- step 1
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- keep linking in order
- yes, with new pictures
- funny actions
- tomato
- topic in a corner
- eyes
- topic in the centre
- water
- find a sound-alike word
- take in water from soil
- hear the new word
- mango
- a giant pink elephant
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- van
- a plain grey box
- small doodles
- a list of words only
- a weak picture
- rice
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