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 story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 4.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 5.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a small grey dot (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into an urn; the urn sings to an owl; the owl tickles a watch; the watch rolls into a tiger. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) tiger (b) owl (c) watch (d) orange
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) holds up the leaves (c) make seeds (d) attract bees
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) eyes (d) skin
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) ears (d) nose
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) skin (d) tongue
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 17.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 18.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) feel rough or smooth (c) hear music (d) taste sour
- 20.🗣️ 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
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a far-off still tree
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) lines that link ideas (d) a colour for each branch
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear music (b) smell smoke (c) feel a light touch (d) taste sour
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) see shapes (c) hear music (d) hear voices
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 27.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a blurry shape (c) the word in small print (d) a giant pink elephant
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls a fan; the fan bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on an urn; the urn rolls into a rope. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) frog (c) fan (d) urn
- 29.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) after a year
- 30.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in a corner (c) ideas with no links (d) copying a whole page
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) small doodles (d) all in one colour
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a SACK full of sugar (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 35.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a blank page (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) nothing at all
- 36.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) make food using sunlight (c) holds up the leaves (d) grow under the ground
- 38.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a plain grey box (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a pencil that dances
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
Answer key
- step 3
- a weak picture
- a book in a KIT bag
- new words in a language
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- step 2
- step 1
- keep linking in order
- watch
- holds up the leaves
- skin
- step 4
- ears
- eyes
- step 3
- step 2
- a good mind map
- True
- taste sour
- link it to the meaning
- a bright red flying cow
- tiny, cramped writing
- feeling a prickly cactus
- smell smoke
- see shapes
- a weak picture
- a giant pink elephant
- fan
- later today and tomorrow
- each link leads on
- put pictures at stops
- lines that link ideas
- small doodles
- a tree on a note PAD
- a bird leaving a cage
- replay the story
- make food using sunlight
- a poor mind map
- a plain grey box
- step 4
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