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.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) holds up the leaves (c) have tiny pores (d) green, flat and thin
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a bus made of ice
- 3.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a radio; the radio pulls a drum; the drum crashes into an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) onion (b) monkey (c) lemon (d) drum
- 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) stem (d) roots
- 10.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it looks empty (c) quick to see and recall (d) it saves ink
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries food to parts (c) turn into fruit (d) green, flat and thin
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) ears
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle sings to an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a violin; the violin pulls a coconut; the coconut chases a jeep. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) jeep (b) violin (c) whistle (d) umbrella
- 17.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a plain grey box
- 20.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 23.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a list of words only (c) a normal-sized cup (d) the word in small print
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) nose (d) skin
- 26.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a list of words only (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a pencil that dances
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket bounces onto a needle; the needle rolls into a frog; the frog sings to a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) ball (b) frog (c) bucket (d) jalebi
- 29.🗺️ 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) hold the plant firm (d) have tiny pores
- 30.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) colour it again (c) frame it (d) throw it away
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) smell flowers (c) feel hot and cold (d) hear a bell
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) grow under the ground (d) carries water upward
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) tasting raw mango (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) hearing a dog bark
- 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) I NEED sleep (c) water in a PAN (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 36.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a dull white wall (d) a pencil that dances
- 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 keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
Answer key
- holds up the leaves
- a far-off still tree
- True
- link it to the meaning
- hear the new word
- drum
- replay the story
- step 3
- roots
- False
- quick to see and recall
- carries food to parts
- a poor mind map
- eyes
- keep linking in order
- violin
- a poor mind map
- a weak picture
- a plain grey box
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- the word’s meaning
- step 3
- a sock that smells awful
- step 1
- ears
- a frog wearing a crown
- a pencil that dances
- jalebi
- hold the plant firm
- redraw it from memory
- smell flowers
- step 1
- grow under the ground
- hearing a dog bark
- water in a PAN
- later today and tomorrow
- a pencil that dances
- keep linking in order
- step 2
- step 1
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