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: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a mango that sings (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) attract bees (c) take in water from soil (d) carries food to parts
- 6.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) they need no attention (c) words are useless (d) images stick better
- 7.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a plain grey box
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a frog by the swing, an apple by the slide, a radio by the park gate, a jug by the banyan tree, a glass by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) jug (b) radio (c) glass (d) apple
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting salty chips (b) hearing a whistle (c) hands in icy water (d) smelling jasmine
- 10.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it big and funny (c) make it grey (d) make it small and plain
- 11.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a coconut by the dining table, a shoe by the kitchen, a ball by the sofa, a tiger by the TV, a rope by the bed. Where did you place the coconut? (a) kitchen (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) TV
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) mother (b) sleep (c) nose (d) monkey
- 15.🗣️ 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
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) hearing a dog bark (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) tasting bitter karela
- 18.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) replay the story
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 20.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tent by the dining table, a doll by the sofa, a goat by the TV, a monkey by the shoe rack, a jug by the kitchen. What did you place by the dining table? (a) jug (b) monkey (c) doll (d) tent
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a sock by the slide, a tomato by the fruit cart, an ice cream by the banyan tree, a tiger by the park gate, a rope by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tiger (b) tomato (c) ice cream (d) rope
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) ears (d) tongue
- 24.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) a colour for each branch (c) topic in the centre (d) lines that link ideas
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) fish (b) mother (c) mango (d) tree
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a mango by the TV, an ice cream by the dining table, an apple by the door, a van by the sofa, a violin by the shoe rack. What did you place by the TV? (a) violin (b) mango (c) van (d) apple
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) taste (b) sight (c) touch (d) sound
- 30.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) take in water from soil (c) carries water upward (d) make food using sunlight
- 34.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) the letters only (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) nothing at all
- 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) smelling wet earth (c) tasting raw mango (d) hands in icy water
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) hands in icy water (c) hearing a dog bark (d) smelling jasmine
- 38.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) long sentences (c) one key word per branch (d) topic in a corner
- 39.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a needle by the classroom door, a candle by the stairs, a tent by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the library, a flute by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) flute (b) tent (c) needle (d) tomato
Answer key
- step 2
- link it to the meaning
- choose a place you know
- a pale, tiny dot
- have tiny pores
- images stick better
- a plain grey box
- glass
- tasting salty chips
- make it big and funny
- new words in a language
- dining table
- step 4
- sleep
- find a sound-alike word
- put pictures at stops
- smelling a stinky sock
- replay the story
- step 3
- False
- tent
- ice cream
- ears
- topic in a corner
- keep linking in order
- mango
- mango
- keep linking in order
- sound
- one you know very well
- leaves
- step 1
- take in water from soil
- a bird leaving a cage
- step 2
- smelling wet earth
- watching fireworks
- one key word per branch
- False
- tomato
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