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 of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a giant pink elephant
- 2.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a dull white wall (d) a normal-sized cup
- 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 5.🔗 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
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a glass by the TV, an urn by the sofa, a duck by the dining table, a ladder by the shoe rack, a pencil by the door. What did you place by the TV? (a) ladder (b) glass (c) urn (d) pencil
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) aam (c) sakhar (d) shala
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) small doodles (c) one key word per branch (d) a colour for each branch
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 12.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a shoe by the park gate, an apple by the swing, a ladder by the fruit cart, an urn by the bench, an orange by the slide. What did you place by the swing? (a) ladder (b) apple (c) orange (d) urn
- 17.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) long sentences (b) one key word per branch (c) lines that link ideas (d) a colour for each branch
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an orange by the library, a kettle by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the stairs, a ball by the classroom door, a flute by the blackboard. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) kettle (b) ball (c) orange (d) flute
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 21.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a list of words only (d) a giant pink elephant
- 22.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they are boring (c) they need no attention (d) images stick better
- 23.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 24.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 25.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) to make it longer
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) book (b) school (c) sugar (d) moon
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 28.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) copying a whole page (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) lines that link ideas
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 30.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) attract bees (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 33.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hands in icy water (b) tasting bitter karela (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) smelling wet earth
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 35.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) only for numbers
- 36.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 37.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a plain grey box (c) the word in small print (d) a giant pink elephant
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tent by the sofa, a drum by the shoe rack, an anchor by the dining table, an igloo by the kitchen, an urn by the TV. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) igloo (b) urn (c) anchor (d) drum
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a drum by the gate, a bucket by the door, an ice cream by the shoe rack, an igloo by the TV, a wallet by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) wallet (b) drum (c) ice cream (d) igloo
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
Answer key
- a pale, tiny dot
- later today and tomorrow
- a sock that smells awful
- each link leads on
- picture the first item
- step 3
- step 1
- glass
- aam
- long sentences
- step 2
- a funny, moving one
- sight
- the word’s meaning
- step 4
- apple
- long sentences
- step 3
- ball
- a strong picture
- a list of words only
- images stick better
- a good mind map
- funny actions
- to keep the order
- moon
- step 2
- lines that link ideas
- step 2
- a good mind map
- attract bees
- step 4
- tasting bitter karela
- a flower in a POOL
- yes, with new pictures
- False
- a giant pink elephant
- igloo
- igloo
- a weak picture
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