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.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest tickles a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a cat; the cat chases an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a tomato. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) cat (b) jalebi (c) tomato (d) ice cream
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a doll by the sofa, a rope by the dining table, a jalebi by the TV, an igloo by the shoe rack, a spoon by the kitchen. Where did you place the igloo? (a) dining table (b) shoe rack (c) TV (d) sofa
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a plain grey box (d) a far-off still tree
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a whistle (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) tasting salty chips (d) seeing a glowing star
- 8.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
- 11.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) topic in the centre (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) topic in a corner
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a wallet; the wallet pulls a lamp; the lamp sings to a nest; the nest crashes into an orange. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) orange (b) lamp (c) nest (d) fan
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo rolls into a bucket; the bucket jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto an owl; the owl pulls a pillow. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) igloo (b) bucket (c) pillow (d) ice cream
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 21.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 22.🗣️ 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
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in the centre (c) topic in a corner (d) a colour for each branch
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell smoke” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) skin (d) nose
- 26.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) drawing maps (c) long numbers (d) new words in a language
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting bitter karela (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a whistle
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell (d) sound
- 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) water in a PAN
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sound
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) paani (c) sakhar (d) chaabi
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a pencil that dances (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls a key; the key crashes into a goat; the goat falls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a watch. Which item comes right before the key? (a) goat (b) glass (c) key (d) watch
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in the centre (c) ideas with no links (d) one key word per branch
Answer key
- tomato
- link it to the next item
- find a sound-alike word
- shoe rack
- step 2
- a giant pink elephant
- feeling a prickly cactus
- a funny, moving one
- a weak picture
- add more stops
- topic in the centre
- step 3
- step 4
- step 4
- picture the first item
- lamp
- keep linking in order
- a weak picture
- igloo
- put pictures at stops
- a poor mind map
- link it to the meaning
- topic in a corner
- step 1
- nose
- new words in a language
- tasting bitter karela
- a strong picture
- smell
- a CHUBBY key
- find a sound-alike word
- hear the new word
- the pen stirring tea
- a strong picture
- touch
- sakhar
- a pencil that dances
- find a sound-alike word
- glass
- ideas with no links
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