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 keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bus made of ice (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a bright red flying cow
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 5.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch bounces onto a nest; the nest falls into a cat; the cat crashes into a whistle; the whistle chases a rose. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) cat (b) whistle (c) watch (d) rose
- 7.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
- 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a BAT made of rice (c) a MAZE on a table (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make seeds (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries water upward
- 11.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bus made of ice (c) a plain grey box (d) a pencil that dances
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bus made of ice (c) a list of words only (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an apple by the library, a candle by the playground, a wallet by the classroom door, a glass by the teacher’s desk, an orange by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) apple (b) candle (c) glass (d) orange
- 16.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket pulls an onion; the onion bounces onto a drum; the drum sings to an apple; the apple crashes into a glass. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) onion (c) glass (d) bucket
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan pulls a rope; the rope sits on a flute; the flute tickles a tent; the tent jumps over a kettle. Which item comes right after the flute? (a) rope (b) tent (c) kettle (d) fan
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango bounces onto a goat; the goat chases a vase; the vase falls into a van; the van rolls into a key. Which item comes right after the van? (a) goat (b) key (c) vase (d) mango
- 22.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it small and plain (c) keep it still (d) make it big and funny
- 23.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a sock that smells awful
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) attract bees (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) each link leads on
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) carries water upward
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) haathi (c) aai (d) baadal
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 31.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 32.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a net by the bus stop, an orange by the fruit cart, a sock by the post box, a drum by the park gate, a tent by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) tent (b) orange (c) drum (d) sock
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin sings to a vase; the vase sits on a jeep; the jeep chases a parrot; the parrot rolls into a candle. Which item comes right after the parrot? (a) parrot (b) candle (c) violin (d) vase
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hearing a drum boom (c) smelling jasmine (d) seeing a glowing star
- 37.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) too slow (c) useless (d) easier to keep
- 38.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a funny, moving one
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) book (b) cloud (c) sleep (d) table
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a vase by the TV, a mirror by the sofa, an ant by the kitchen, an anchor by the dining table, a kettle by the shoe rack. Where did you place the ant? (a) kitchen (b) shoe rack (c) dining table (d) sofa
Answer key
- hear the new word
- a strong picture
- a plain grey box
- roots
- yes, with new pictures
- cat
- later today and tomorrow
- a MAZE on a table
- a strong picture
- carries water upward
- a plain grey box
- step 4
- step 3
- a list of words only
- apple
- choose a place you know
- onion
- tent
- a strong picture
- to keep the order
- key
- make it big and funny
- a sock that smells awful
- attract bees
- put pictures at stops
- each link leads on
- choose a place you know
- carries water upward
- ped
- step 1
- funny actions
- choose a place you know
- drum
- keep linking in order
- candle
- seeing a glowing star
- easier to keep
- a funny, moving one
- table
- kitchen
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