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 is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a pencil that dances (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a small grey dot (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a plain box
- 4.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) billi (c) mez (d) machhli
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 7.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 8.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) keep it still (c) make it small and plain (d) make it big and funny
- 9.🗣️ 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
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) smelling wet earth (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) hearing a dog bark
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) carries water upward (c) take in water from soil (d) make food using sunlight
- 17.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 19.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 22.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) small doodles (b) ideas with no links (c) all in one colour (d) long sentences
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) ears (d) eyes
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a parrot by the swing, a coconut by the park gate, a wallet by the post box, a whistle by the fruit cart, a mango by the banyan tree. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) mango (b) parrot (c) coconut (d) whistle
- 25.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) they are boring (c) words are useless (d) images stick better
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) kitaab (c) bandar (d) phool
- 30.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) your name (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 32.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 33.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a pencil that dances (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a blurry shape
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) green, flat and thin (c) have tiny pores (d) carries water upward
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling wet earth (b) tasting salty chips (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) take in water from soil (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling jasmine (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting bitter karela
- 40.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) just the word
Answer key
- a list of words only
- find a sound-alike word
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- False
- mez
- a weak picture
- to keep the order
- make it big and funny
- link it to the meaning
- smelling wet earth
- link it to the meaning
- yes, with new pictures
- step 2
- that item is lost
- a weak picture
- carries water upward
- the method of loci
- a poor mind map
- False
- add more stops
- True
- small doodles
- eyes
- whistle
- images stick better
- step 1
- a weak picture
- put pictures at stops
- bandar
- the main topic
- step 4
- funny actions
- a blurry shape
- carries water upward
- feeling a prickly cactus
- sounds like the new word
- attract bees
- a strong picture
- seeing a glowing star
- a funny, moving one
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