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.🔗 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
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sight (b) taste (c) smell (d) touch
- 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a whistle; the whistle bounces onto a duck; the duck jumps over a doll; the doll tickles a jeep. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) jeep (c) doll (d) duck
- 7.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) long sentences (b) lines that link ideas (c) details on small twigs (d) topic in the centre
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) paani (c) chaand (d) billi
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a drum boom (c) smelling jasmine (d) seeing a glowing star
- 10.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a list of words only
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a duck; the duck sits on a radio; the radio crashes into an inkpot; the inkpot falls into a candle. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) flute (b) candle (c) duck (d) radio
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hands in icy water (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling wet earth (d) hearing a drum boom
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an urn by the swing, an apple by the park gate, a drum by the slide, a jalebi by the bench, a needle by the fruit cart. Where did you place the needle? (a) slide (b) park gate (c) fruit cart (d) swing
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a ladder by the library, a key by the blackboard, an orange by the classroom door, a pillow by the stairs, a net by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) orange (b) net (c) pillow (d) key
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear voices (b) see colours (c) taste sour (d) feel hot and cold
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a parrot; the parrot jumps over a drum; the drum rolls into a ball; the ball crashes into an igloo. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) ball (c) drum (d) parrot
- 18.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) turn into fruit (c) green, flat and thin (d) make seeds
- 22.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 24.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 26.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a jalebi by the blackboard, a sock by the stairs, a tent by the library, an igloo by the classroom door, a fan by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) stairs (b) teacher’s desk (c) library (d) blackboard
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 30.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a far-off still tree
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) holds up the leaves (c) hold the plant firm (d) turn into fruit
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat rolls into a banana; the banana chases a whistle; the whistle crashes into a goat; the goat tickles an anchor. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) cat (b) anchor (c) banana (d) goat
- 33.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hands in icy water (c) tasting bitter karela (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) ears (d) eyes
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 36.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 37.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
- 38.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the main topic (c) the date (d) a small detail
- 39.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a list of words only (c) a far-off still tree (d) a bus made of ice
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) haathi (c) bandar (d) ped
Answer key
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- new words in a language
- taste
- a cat paying a BILL
- duck
- long sentences
- billi
- smelling jasmine
- choose a place you know
- a list of words only
- radio
- seeing a glowing star
- fruit cart
- key
- see colours
- anchor
- True
- a strong picture
- roots
- green, flat and thin
- True
- stem
- False
- step 4
- False
- link it to the next item
- blackboard
- step 1
- a far-off still tree
- holds up the leaves
- goat
- seeing a red kite fly
- tongue
- step 2
- to keep the order
- each link leads on
- the main topic
- a bus made of ice
- bandar
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