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 memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) smell flowers (c) hear a bell (d) hear music
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling jasmine (b) tasting bitter karela (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) hearing a whistle
- 5.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 7.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) rocket (d) banana
- 8.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the date (c) your name (d) the main topic
- 9.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) smell
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) nose (d) ears
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a dull white wall (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) the word in small print
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sits on a key; the key jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a rope; the rope rolls into a kite. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) key (b) ice cream (c) vase (d) kite
- 16.🔗 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
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a bus made of ice (c) a pencil that dances (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a nest; the nest sits on a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a jalebi; the jalebi chases a frog. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) mirror (b) frog (c) nest (d) onion
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) ears (d) skin
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 21.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) nothing at all (c) a blank page (d) the letters only
- 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 24.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 25.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make seeds (b) carries water upward (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 27.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a plain box (c) a small grey dot (d) the word “umbrella”
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 29.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a flower in a POOL
- 31.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 32.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) useless (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over an urn; the urn sits on a rope; the rope crashes into a tiger; the tiger bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) urn (b) tiger (c) mirror (d) umpire
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into a spoon; the spoon jumps over a candle; the candle sits on a mango; the mango pulls a drum. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) mango (b) candle (c) drum (d) mirror
- 35.🗣️ 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
- 36.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a plain grey box
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 40.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- step 1
- feel hot and cold
- link it to the meaning
- hearing a whistle
- replay the story
- flowers
- honesty
- the main topic
- False
- smell
- nose
- step 1
- a frog wearing a crown
- hear the new word
- kite
- picture the first item
- a pale, tiny dot
- mirror
- eyes
- the word’s meaning
- False
- a bird leaving a cage
- find a sound-alike word
- new words in a language
- add more stops
- make seeds
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- put pictures at stops
- True
- a book in a KIT bag
- each link leads on
- easier to keep
- tiger
- mango
- find a sound-alike word
- sounds like the new word
- a plain grey box
- keep linking in order
- step 2
- False
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