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 rose chases a glass; the glass sits on a frog; the frog sings to a watch; the watch tickles a needle. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) needle (c) glass (d) watch
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a watch; the watch bounces onto a goat; the goat jumps over a pillow; the pillow chases a doll. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) whistle (b) goat (c) watch (d) pillow
- 6.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a blurry shape
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) rocket (d) honesty
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) elephant (b) tree (c) nose (d) table
- 11.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a plain grey box (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 12.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a plain grey box (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a bright red flying cow
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting salty chips (b) smelling wet earth (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a dog bark
- 17.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) words are useless (c) images stick better (d) they need no attention
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 20.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) ideas with no links (c) all in one colour (d) details on small twigs
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) taste salty (b) smell food (c) see colours (d) hear music
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 31.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) taste (b) sound (c) touch (d) smell
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) read words (c) taste sour (d) feel hot and cold
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an umpire by the banyan tree, a fan by the fruit cart, a duck by the post box, a monkey by the park gate, an apple by the bus stop. Where did you place the duck? (a) fruit cart (b) post box (c) bus stop (d) banyan tree
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see shapes (b) feel hot and cold (c) see colours (d) hear voices
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) nose (d) tongue
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 39.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) tree (b) water (c) key (d) sleep
Answer key
- glass
- the word’s meaning
- that item is lost
- step 4
- goat
- a pencil that dances
- put pictures at stops
- hear the new word
- honesty
- elephant
- a laughing tiffin box
- True
- picture the first item
- step 3
- a plain grey box
- hearing a dog bark
- images stick better
- step 3
- fix stops in order
- details on small twigs
- sounds like the new word
- smell food
- keep linking in order
- a weak picture
- link it to the next item
- to keep the order
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- step 4
- leaves
- sound
- smell smoke
- hear the new word
- post box
- feel hot and cold
- picture the first item
- nose
- step 3
- False
- tree
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