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 makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it big and funny (c) make it grey (d) keep it still
- 2.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) useless (c) easier to keep (d) harder to keep
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 4.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a plain box (d) a small grey dot
- 5.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) the word in small print (c) a plain grey box (d) a dull white wall
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a guava by the stairs, a fan by the classroom door, a ball by the blackboard, a pencil by the notice board, a doll by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) guava (b) ball (c) fan (d) pencil
- 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 9.🗣️ 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
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) lines that link ideas (c) topic in the centre (d) one key word per branch
- 11.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) small doodles (c) lines that link ideas (d) details on small twigs
- 13.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 14.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) chunking
- 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange chases a flute; the flute pulls a kite; the kite jumps over a duck; the duck bounces onto a key. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) duck (c) flute (d) key
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an apple by the sofa, a bucket by the shoe rack, an igloo by the door, a jalebi by the TV, an onion by the dining table. Where did you place the onion? (a) door (b) dining table (c) sofa (d) shoe rack
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a mango; the mango rolls into a doll; the doll crashes into a bucket; the bucket tickles a shoe. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) shoe (b) bucket (c) doll (d) rose
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 22.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) attract bees (d) make food using sunlight
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) make seeds (c) turn into fruit (d) attract bees
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) make food using sunlight (c) have tiny pores (d) green, flat and thin
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a sock by the shoe rack, a doll by the sofa, an umpire by the door, a whistle by the TV, a tomato by the gate. What did you place by the sofa? (a) tomato (b) doll (c) whistle (d) sock
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug tickles an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a guava; the guava chases a tiger; the tiger sings to a key. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) jug (b) guava (c) tiger (d) key
- 33.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 34.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) topic in the centre (c) all in one colour (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a pillow; the pillow bounces onto a lamp; the lamp sits on a lemon; the lemon tickles an ice cream. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) lamp (b) kettle (c) lemon (d) pillow
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) read words (b) feel hot and cold (c) feel rough or smooth (d) hear music
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) skin
- 40.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- make it big and funny
- easier to keep
- step 1
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a pencil that dances
- step 1
- fan
- hear the new word
- find a sound-alike word
- ideas with no links
- a poor mind map
- long sentences
- each link leads on
- the method of loci
- link it to the meaning
- key
- fix stops in order
- a strong picture
- dining table
- shoe
- step 2
- True
- False
- a poor mind map
- make food using sunlight
- carries food to parts
- step 1
- carries food to parts
- sounds like the new word
- a tree on a note PAD
- doll
- jug
- False
- topic in the centre
- lamp
- a strong picture
- a strong picture
- hear music
- tongue
- True
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