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 sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) taste (c) touch (d) smell
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) smell food (b) hear voices (c) taste salty (d) see colours
- 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.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) smell flowers (c) read words (d) feel a light touch
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) mez (c) paay (d) chaabi
- 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 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.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 11.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a dull white wall (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a pencil that dances
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 13.🔗 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
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent falls into a violin; the violin rolls into an inkpot; the inkpot pulls a tiger; the tiger sits on an umpire. Which item comes right after the tent? (a) tiger (b) violin (c) inkpot (d) tent
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a radio by the door, a van by the TV, a key by the gate, a fan by the sofa, a duck by the shoe rack. Where did you place the duck? (a) shoe rack (b) gate (c) TV (d) door
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 21.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) hearing a whistle
- 22.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it grey (c) make it big and funny (d) make it small and plain
- 23.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to a key; the key chases a mirror; the mirror falls into a goat; the goat jumps over a glass. Which item comes right before the glass? (a) goat (b) mirror (c) glass (d) drum
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) carries food to parts (d) take in water from soil
- 30.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) neither
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 33.🗣️ 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
- 34.🗣️ 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
- 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) hear voices (c) taste salty (d) feel a light touch
- 38.🗣️ 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
- 39.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the rhyme method (c) chunking (d) the pomodoro
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a mango that sings (c) a bus made of ice (d) a far-off still tree
Answer key
- taste
- step 1
- smell food
- link it to the meaning
- False
- smell flowers
- chaabi
- sounds like the new word
- link it to the meaning
- True
- a pencil that dances
- step 3
- link it to the next item
- violin
- a strong picture
- shoe rack
- step 4
- a weak picture
- fix stops in order
- picture the first item
- seeing a red kite fly
- make it big and funny
- True
- True
- step 3
- keep linking in order
- goat
- True
- take in water from soil
- False
- the pen stirring tea
- tongue
- find a sound-alike word
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- feel a light touch
- hear the new word
- the method of loci
- a far-off still tree
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