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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a frog by the bus stop, an apple by the banyan tree, a duck by the fruit cart, an anchor by the post box, a lamp by the park gate. Where did you place the duck? (a) park gate (b) bus stop (c) post box (d) fruit cart
- 5.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an owl by the dining table, an ice cream by the TV, an umbrella by the door, a drum by the sofa, a radio by the shoe rack. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) door (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) shoe rack
- 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 9.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make seeds (b) carries food to parts (c) holds up the leaves (d) take in water from soil
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 13.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope pulls a radio; the radio tickles a doll; the doll crashes into a mango; the mango falls into a flute. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) radio (b) flute (c) rope (d) mango
- 17.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) easier to keep (c) harder to keep (d) too slow
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) key (b) cat (c) book (d) sleep
- 19.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 22.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 24.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an igloo by the classroom door, a candle by the stairs, a glass by the notice board, a sock by the teacher’s desk, a whistle by the school gate. What did you place by the stairs? (a) candle (b) sock (c) whistle (d) igloo
- 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) tasting salty chips (c) watching fireworks (d) hands in icy water
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) tasting bitter karela (c) smelling wet earth (d) watching fireworks
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a van; the van bounces onto a whistle; the whistle pulls a coconut; the coconut jumps over a candle. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) van (b) coconut (c) bucket (d) whistle
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug pulls an urn; the urn sings to a wallet; the wallet tickles an igloo; the igloo sits on an inkpot. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) inkpot (b) jug (c) igloo (d) wallet
- 31.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) only in the exam
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a violin by the kitchen, a jug by the TV, a ladder by the bed, an ant by the sofa, a wallet by the dining table. What did you place by the TV? (a) jug (b) violin (c) wallet (d) ant
- 33.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) add more stops (d) put all at one stop
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow chases a ladder; the ladder falls into a spoon; the spoon sings to a banana; the banana rolls into an apple. Which item comes right after the pillow? (a) ladder (b) banana (c) spoon (d) apple
- 35.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) drawing maps
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) feel a light touch (c) taste salty (d) see colours
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a guava by the bus stop, an urn by the banyan tree, an umbrella by the post box, a van by the fruit cart, a nest by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) van (b) guava (c) urn (d) umbrella
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) tongue (b) skin (c) eyes (d) nose
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
Answer key
- a weak picture
- step 2
- hear the new word
- fruit cart
- False
- step 3
- door
- link it to the meaning
- each link leads on
- take in water from soil
- a strong picture
- hear the new word
- True
- step 3
- a weak picture
- rope
- easier to keep
- cat
- one you know very well
- picture the first item
- step 3
- False
- step 2
- True
- candle
- funny actions
- hearing a drum boom
- tasting bitter karela
- whistle
- igloo
- later today and tomorrow
- jug
- add more stops
- ladder
- new words in a language
- smell flowers
- put pictures at stops
- umbrella
- skin
- flowers
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