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.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a small grey dot
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 5.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) holds up the leaves (c) hold the plant firm (d) turn into fruit
- 7.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) it saves ink (c) no reason (d) it looks empty
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch (d) smell
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a mango that sings (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) ears (d) nose
- 13.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) one key word per branch (c) long sentences (d) topic in the centre
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make seeds (b) grow under the ground (c) attract bees (d) carries food to parts
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 16.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) ideas with no links (c) topic in the centre (d) topic in a corner
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 18.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
- 19.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) smelling jasmine (c) tasting salty chips (d) hands in icy water
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) foot (b) elephant (c) mango (d) cloud
- 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 23.🗣️ 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
- 24.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) your name (c) a small detail (d) the date
- 25.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 26.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a mango that sings (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) smell (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
- 28.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) only for numbers
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 30.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 33.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) small doodles (c) topic in the centre (d) one key word per branch
- 36.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 37.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a plain grey box (c) a mango that sings (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle falls into an umpire; the umpire pulls a kite; the kite tickles an umbrella; the umbrella jumps over a tiger. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) kite (b) kettle (c) umpire (d) umbrella
- 39.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) guess (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum chases a nest; the nest jumps over a sock; the sock sings to a whistle; the whistle tickles a glass. Which item comes right before the whistle? (a) glass (b) whistle (c) sock (d) nest
Answer key
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- step 3
- step 3
- step 2
- a good mind map
- hold the plant firm
- quick to see and recall
- smell
- a strong picture
- a pale, tiny dot
- picture the first item
- ears
- long sentences
- carries food to parts
- a strong picture
- topic in the centre
- step 4
- the pen stirring tea
- False
- hands in icy water
- cloud
- each link leads on
- hear the new word
- the main topic
- False
- a normal-sized cup
- touch
- yes, with new pictures
- flowers
- False
- step 3
- leaves
- False
- a poor mind map
- long sentences
- one you know very well
- a plain grey box
- umbrella
- replay the story
- sock
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