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 keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) its spelling backwards
- 2.🎨 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
- 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 4.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 5.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) the letters only (c) a blank page (d) a bird leaving a cage
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a tent by the library, a jalebi by the classroom door, a tomato by the teacher’s desk, a whistle by the blackboard, a mirror by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tomato (b) whistle (c) mirror (d) jalebi
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 10.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) later today and tomorrow
- 11.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 12.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 13.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a ball by the banyan tree, a shoe by the fruit cart, a lemon by the park gate, a watch by the swing, a coconut by the post box. Where did you place the coconut? (a) banyan tree (b) park gate (c) post box (d) fruit cart
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a list of words only (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a giant pink elephant
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) stroking soft fur (c) seeing a glowing star (d) watching fireworks
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog chases a duck; the duck tickles a vase; the vase sings to a pillow; the pillow sits on a wallet. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) vase (b) pillow (c) frog (d) wallet
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat chases a pillow; the pillow sings to an onion; the onion falls into a glass; the glass jumps over a lemon. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) lemon (b) goat (c) onion (d) glass
- 24.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a flower in a POOL
- 26.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) keep it still (c) make it big and funny (d) make it small and plain
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) have tiny pores (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) smell food (c) taste sweet (d) smell flowers
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into a mango; the mango bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles an ant; the ant falls into a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) igloo (b) ant (c) banana (d) shoe
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 34.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum bounces onto a kite; the kite rolls into a duck; the duck jumps over a parrot; the parrot pulls a cat. Which item comes right after the drum? (a) kite (b) duck (c) parrot (d) drum
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 39.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) machhli (c) paani (d) naak
Answer key
- the word’s meaning
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- that item is lost
- a funny, moving one
- a bird leaving a cage
- jalebi
- link it to the next item
- hear the new word
- the pen stirring tea
- later today and tomorrow
- funny actions
- True
- True
- choose a place you know
- post box
- step 1
- step 4
- a giant pink elephant
- picture the first item
- smelling wet earth
- wallet
- picture the first item
- glass
- False
- a tree on a note PAD
- make it big and funny
- step 3
- a weak picture
- put pictures at stops
- have tiny pores
- feel hot and cold
- banana
- step 2
- False
- step 2
- link it to the next item
- kite
- step 3
- False
- machhli
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