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: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a tent by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the library, an ant by the playground, a ladder by the blackboard, a needle by the classroom door. Where did you place the ant? (a) library (b) blackboard (c) playground (d) teacher’s desk
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a tomato by the library, a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a ladder by the stairs, a spoon by the blackboard, an onion by the classroom door. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) ladder (b) tiger (c) spoon (d) onion
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bus made of ice (c) the word in small print (d) a kite as big as a house
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) make seeds (c) green, flat and thin (d) grow under the ground
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a list of words only (d) a normal-sized cup
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) cat (b) sleep (c) eye (d) foot
- 12.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 14.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) one key word per branch (d) copying a whole page
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling jasmine (b) hands in icy water (c) seeing a glowing star (d) watching fireworks
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) aam (c) aai (d) paani
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) ears (d) nose
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a doll by the sofa, a candle by the bed, a jalebi by the dining table, an inkpot by the TV, an apple by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) doll (b) apple (c) candle (d) inkpot
- 21.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) bandar (c) bhaat (d) aam
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a plain grey box (d) a dull white wall
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) its spelling backwards (d) a random colour
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a vase by the TV, an ant by the shoe rack, a cat by the dining table, a lemon by the kitchen, a doll by the sofa. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) doll (b) lemon (c) ant (d) vase
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) skin (d) eyes
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a bucket by the banyan tree, a coconut by the slide, a flute by the fruit cart, a watch by the park gate, a sock by the swing. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) coconut (b) sock (c) watch (d) flute
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hands in icy water (b) smelling jasmine (c) watching fireworks (d) tasting salty chips
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot pulls a tomato; the tomato jumps over an orange; the orange crashes into a net; the net sings to a wallet. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) net (b) orange (c) wallet (d) inkpot
- 33.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a mango that sings (c) a plain grey box (d) the word in small print
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting salty chips (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting raw mango (b) tasting salty chips (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a drum boom
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sings to a violin; the violin falls into a tiger; the tiger jumps over a fan; the fan pulls a van. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) fan (b) orange (c) violin (d) van
Answer key
- playground
- picture the first item
- spoon
- link it to the next item
- the word in small print
- step 3
- eyes
- grow under the ground
- a kite as big as a house
- step 4
- cat
- add more stops
- link it to the meaning
- one key word per branch
- link it to the next item
- smelling jasmine
- hear the new word
- chaand
- skin
- doll
- new words in a language
- sounds like the new word
- chaabi
- picture the first item
- a frog wearing a crown
- step 2
- the word’s meaning
- lemon
- nose
- flute
- watching fireworks
- inkpot
- a mango that sings
- tasting salty chips
- a weak picture
- hearing a drum boom
- link it to the meaning
- True
- sound
- orange
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