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: smelling jasmine? (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch (d) taste
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) elephant (b) book (c) foot (d) sugar
- 3.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it is longer (c) it hides the ideas (d) it needs no review
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) hands in icy water (c) smelling jasmine (d) hearing a whistle
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bright red flying cow
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a cat; the cat crashes into a frog; the frog rolls into a key; the key jumps over a shoe. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) shoe (b) ice cream (c) frog (d) cat
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a blurry shape (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a pencil that dances
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot pulls a shoe; the shoe jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a key; the key tickles a rope. Which item comes right before the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) key (c) shoe (d) parrot
- 13.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle jumps over a key; the key bounces onto a mango; the mango sings to a nest; the nest crashes into a tent. Which item comes right before the key? (a) mango (b) nest (c) key (d) needle
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 16.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a candle; the candle rolls into a banana; the banana falls into an ant; the ant pulls a pillow. Which item comes right after the banana? (a) pillow (b) candle (c) ant (d) banana
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 24.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they are boring (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
- 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a monkey in a BAND (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 28.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a MAZE on a table (c) water in a PAN (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pencil that dances (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a plain grey box
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) tongue (b) skin (c) eyes (d) nose
- 33.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) taste sour (c) smell flowers (d) see colours
- 37.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) throw it away (c) colour it again (d) redraw it from memory
- 38.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it big and funny (c) make it small and plain (d) keep it still
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 40.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) nothing at all (d) the letters only
Answer key
- smell
- book
- it shows how ideas link
- hearing a whistle
- hear the new word
- hear the new word
- a pale, tiny dot
- cat
- a blurry shape
- add more stops
- fix stops in order
- shoe
- a funny, moving one
- needle
- a weak picture
- False
- fix stops in order
- a strong picture
- new words in a language
- a poor mind map
- ant
- put pictures at stops
- step 2
- images stick better
- sounds like the new word
- touch
- a book in a KIT bag
- True
- step 3
- a MAZE on a table
- a plain grey box
- tongue
- replay the story
- fix stops in order
- one you know very well
- smell flowers
- redraw it from memory
- make it big and funny
- a strong picture
- a bird leaving a cage
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