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.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) long numbers
- 2.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 5.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) the word in small print (d) a giant pink elephant
- 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste salty (b) hear voices (c) see colours (d) feel a light touch
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a dull white wall (c) a plain grey box (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a sock that smells awful
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) hands in icy water (c) tasting bitter karela (d) seeing a glowing star
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a sock; the sock sings to a radio; the radio chases a shoe; the shoe falls into a key. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) shoe (b) sock (c) fan (d) key
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) ears (d) skin
- 17.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) elephant (c) banana (d) honesty
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 20.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a plain grey box (d) a far-off still tree
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a mango that sings (d) a list of words only
- 23.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 24.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a bus made of ice
- 25.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a small grey dot (d) a plain box
- 26.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror sings to a glass; the glass crashes into a pencil; the pencil rolls into a frog; the frog sits on a pillow. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) pencil (b) mirror (c) glass (d) frog
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 29.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting salty chips (b) smelling wet earth (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a drum boom
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a coconut by the swing, a radio by the slide, an orange by the banyan tree, a parrot by the park gate, a goat by the fruit cart. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) parrot (b) orange (c) goat (d) coconut
- 33.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
- 34.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) one key word per branch (c) copying a whole page (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 36.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) nothing at all (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) one key word per branch (d) long sentences
- 39.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) I NEED sleep
Answer key
- new words in a language
- a plain grey box
- link it to the next item
- fix stops in order
- False
- the word in small print
- hear the new word
- a weak picture
- feel a light touch
- a strong picture
- a pencil that dances
- find a sound-alike word
- a pale, tiny dot
- seeing a glowing star
- key
- skin
- honesty
- sounds like the new word
- to keep the order
- step 2
- a laughing tiffin box
- a list of words only
- a good mind map
- a normal-sized cup
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- one you know very well
- pencil
- step 1
- a funny, moving one
- a weak picture
- smelling wet earth
- goat
- the pen stirring tea
- one key word per branch
- step 3
- False
- a bird leaving a cage
- one key word per branch
- choose a place you know
- a cat paying a BILL
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