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 frog tickles an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an ant; the ant chases a lemon; the lemon crashes into a violin. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) lemon (b) frog (c) ice cream (d) ant
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) neend (c) mez (d) ped
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 5.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) the letters only (d) nothing at all
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 7.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a flower in a POOL
- 8.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a bus made of ice (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a blurry shape
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 10.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a drum by the blackboard, a vase by the library, a van by the stairs, an apple by the classroom door, a jug by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the vase? (a) teacher’s desk (b) blackboard (c) library (d) stairs
- 12.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries water upward (d) take in water from soil
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) taste (b) touch (c) smell (d) sight
- 18.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) smell
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey chases a radio; the radio rolls into a frog; the frog bounces onto a candle; the candle pulls a jeep. Which item comes right before the radio? (a) jeep (b) radio (c) monkey (d) frog
- 23.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle chases a vase; the vase bounces onto a kite; the kite rolls into a pencil; the pencil jumps over a watch. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) kite (b) vase (c) pencil (d) kettle
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a lamp; the lamp falls into a mirror; the mirror jumps over a sock; the sock chases an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) inkpot (b) lamp (c) mirror (d) bucket
- 26.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a mango that sings (d) a kite as big as a house
- 27.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see colours (b) feel a light touch (c) smell smoke (d) taste sweet
- 29.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) keep it still (c) make it grey (d) make it small and plain
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a dull white wall (c) the word in small print (d) a blurry shape
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling jasmine (b) tasting salty chips (c) tasting raw mango (d) hearing a drum boom
- 32.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest crashes into a coconut; the coconut sits on a net; the net bounces onto a guava; the guava chases an onion. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) coconut (b) net (c) nest (d) guava
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a pillow by the library, a violin by the classroom door, an igloo by the playground, an umpire by the blackboard, a doll by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) igloo (b) umpire (c) pillow (d) violin
- 35.🏰 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
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) watching fireworks (c) smelling jasmine (d) tasting bitter karela
- 37.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 38.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
- 40.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- frog
- step 1
- mez
- sounds like the new word
- a bird leaving a cage
- find a sound-alike word
- an elephant with HOT tea
- a blurry shape
- a strong picture
- add more stops
- library
- True
- take in water from soil
- put pictures at stops
- step 1
- picture the first item
- sight
- keep linking in order
- link it to the next item
- True
- sight
- monkey
- True
- kettle
- inkpot
- a dull white wall
- a good mind map
- smell smoke
- make it big and funny
- a kite as big as a house
- smelling jasmine
- new words in a language
- guava
- igloo
- choose a place you know
- feeling a prickly cactus
- funny actions
- a poor mind map
- the word’s meaning
- False
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