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 is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a bus made of ice (d) a list of words only
- 2.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 4.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 7.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🔗 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
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a pencil that dances (d) a dull white wall
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jug by the kitchen, a jeep by the dining table, a rose by the shoe rack, an urn by the TV, an orange by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) jug (b) jeep (c) urn (d) rose
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) attract bees (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a bus made of ice (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 16.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) a funny, moving one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaand (b) kitaab (c) bandar (d) chaabi
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) make seeds (c) hold the plant firm (d) take in water from soil
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 24.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a list of words only (d) a far-off still tree
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) have tiny pores (c) turn into fruit (d) carries water upward
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) holds up the leaves (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 28.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a whistle (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a glowing star
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a shoe by the swing, a jalebi by the park gate, a flute by the bench, a rose by the fruit cart, a guava by the slide. What did you place by the bench? (a) rose (b) jalebi (c) flute (d) guava
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) book (b) foot (c) key (d) cloud
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a watch by the dining table, a needle by the kitchen, an apple by the bed, a rose by the sofa, an inkpot by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) apple (b) needle (c) inkpot (d) watch
- 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 37.🔗 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
- 38.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) honesty (d) rocket
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) book (b) cat (c) school (d) mango
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) paani (c) chaabi (d) aam
Answer key
- a list of words only
- picture the first item
- replay the story
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- step 3
- True
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- step 4
- a dull white wall
- jug
- the word’s meaning
- attract bees
- a plain grey box
- True
- a funny, moving one
- step 3
- chaabi
- flowers
- find a sound-alike word
- make food using sunlight
- a strong picture
- True
- a pencil that dances
- have tiny pores
- holds up the leaves
- the pen stirring tea
- seeing a glowing star
- flute
- cloud
- step 4
- step 1
- apple
- step 4
- step 3
- link it to the next item
- honesty
- cat
- aam
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