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 of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) all in one colour (c) small doodles (d) one key word per branch
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) touch
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) key (b) tree (c) rice (d) fish
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 6.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a dull white wall (c) a mango that sings (d) a blurry shape
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a dull white wall (c) a blurry shape (d) a bus made of ice
- 8.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the method of loci
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a violin; the violin crashes into a kettle; the kettle falls into a guava; the guava sings to a tent. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) violin (b) guava (c) tent (d) kettle
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sound (b) touch (c) taste (d) sight
- 13.🗺️ 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
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) tongue (d) nose
- 15.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 16.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an anchor by the TV, an onion by the sofa, a ladder by the dining table, a shoe by the bed, an igloo by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) onion (b) anchor (c) ladder (d) shoe
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a glass by the stairs, a frog by the blackboard, a fan by the classroom door, a jug by the teacher’s desk, an ant by the notice board. What did you place by the notice board? (a) glass (b) fan (c) ant (d) jug
- 19.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) keep it still (c) make it big and funny (d) make it small and plain
- 20.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a pencil that dances (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) tasting salty chips (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling jasmine
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a wallet by the TV, an anchor by the shoe rack, a rose by the sofa, a duck by the kitchen, a parrot by the dining table. What did you place by the dining table? (a) rose (b) anchor (c) wallet (d) parrot
- 27.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) a random new city
- 28.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a small grey dot
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
- 31.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🔗 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
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 34.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) details on small twigs (c) lines that link ideas (d) long sentences
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a sock; the sock pulls a wallet; the wallet tickles an orange; the orange sings to a needle. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) nest (b) wallet (c) orange (d) needle
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) the word in small print (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a giant pink elephant
- 37.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a BAT made of rice (c) I NEED sleep (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
- 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
Answer key
- all in one colour
- picture the first item
- taste
- fish
- keep linking in order
- a mango that sings
- a bus made of ice
- the method of loci
- step 2
- the word’s meaning
- violin
- sight
- quick to see and recall
- tongue
- replay the story
- False
- shoe
- ant
- make it big and funny
- the word in small print
- step 3
- flowers
- step 4
- step 4
- tasting salty chips
- parrot
- one you know very well
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- that item is lost
- later today and tomorrow
- False
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- long sentences
- needle
- the word in small print
- choose a place you know
- I NEED sleep
- sounds like the new word
- funny actions
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