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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 2.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) nothing changes
- 3.🔗 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
- 4.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 5.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) take in water from soil (c) green, flat and thin (d) attract bees
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 8.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) after a year
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) touch
- 12.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass sits on a kettle; the kettle falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a banana; the banana tickles a key. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) glass (b) ice cream (c) banana (d) kettle
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an ant by the kitchen, a pillow by the dining table, a key by the sofa, an apple by the TV, an inkpot by the shoe rack. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) apple (b) ant (c) pillow (d) key
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) read words (b) feel hot and cold (c) taste salty (d) hear music
- 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a CHUBBY key (c) I AM eating a mango (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 18.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an orange by the fruit cart, an urn by the swing, a flute by the park gate, an umbrella by the bench, a van by the slide. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) swing (d) bench
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting salty chips (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) tasting raw mango (d) tasting bitter karela
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a pencil that dances (d) a sock that smells awful
- 24.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 27.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a pencil that dances (d) a plain grey box
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 33.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 35.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a plain grey box
- 37.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) frame it (b) throw it away (c) redraw it from memory (d) colour it again
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) nose (d) tongue
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling wet earth (b) hearing a whistle (c) tasting salty chips (d) hands in icy water
Answer key
- step 4
- that item is lost
- picture the first item
- replay the story
- funny actions
- take in water from soil
- step 3
- later today and tomorrow
- stem
- put pictures at stops
- sound
- False
- ice cream
- the word’s meaning
- ant
- taste salty
- I AM eating a mango
- each link leads on
- hear the new word
- a good mind map
- bench
- feeling a prickly cactus
- the word in small print
- False
- a funny, moving one
- step 3
- yes, with new pictures
- choose a place you know
- a plain grey box
- leaves
- put pictures at stops
- True
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- sounds like the new word
- a giant pink elephant
- redraw it from memory
- a weak picture
- eyes
- hearing a whistle
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