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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a jalebi by the classroom door, an igloo by the blackboard, a duck by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the notice board, an ant by the stairs. What did you place by the notice board? (a) igloo (b) ant (c) jalebi (d) apple
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a whistle (b) tasting bitter karela (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a duck; the duck bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sings to a candle; the candle crashes into a goat. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) umpire (b) candle (c) anchor (d) duck
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) watching fireworks (b) smelling wet earth (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a drum boom
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) small doodles (c) topic in the centre (d) long sentences
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) a colour for each branch (c) small doodles (d) one key word per branch
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a candle; the candle sings to a shoe; the shoe jumps over a violin; the violin chases a pencil. Which item comes right before the pencil? (a) candle (b) pencil (c) inkpot (d) violin
- 13.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) bhaat (c) paani (d) aam
- 18.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) banana (c) rocket (d) elephant
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sound (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell (d) sound
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 25.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) elephant (b) school (c) fish (d) key
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) holds up the leaves (c) make food using sunlight (d) attract bees
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) have tiny pores (c) carries water upward (d) carries food to parts
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling jasmine (c) hearing a whistle (d) tasting bitter karela
- 33.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the pomodoro (c) the method of loci (d) chunking
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a pillow by the dining table, a flute by the shoe rack, a net by the sofa, a vase by the TV, a key by the kitchen. What did you place by the TV? (a) net (b) pillow (c) flute (d) vase
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a goat by the shoe rack, a flute by the sofa, an orange by the TV, a tiger by the kitchen, a kite by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) flute (b) kite (c) goat (d) orange
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a mango that sings (c) a far-off still tree (d) a giant pink elephant
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make seeds (b) carries water upward (c) have tiny pores (d) grow under the ground
- 39.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) after a year
Answer key
- apple
- link it to the meaning
- a strong picture
- step 3
- hearing a whistle
- umpire
- smelling wet earth
- find a sound-alike word
- long sentences
- find a sound-alike word
- all in one colour
- violin
- True
- keep linking in order
- step 2
- step 3
- haathi
- honesty
- one you know very well
- sight
- smell
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- sight
- step 4
- choose a place you know
- a weak picture
- key
- make food using sunlight
- grow under the ground
- tasting bitter karela
- the method of loci
- vase
- goat
- step 3
- a far-off still tree
- make seeds
- True
- later today and tomorrow
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