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 pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a goat by the swing, a drum by the park gate, an orange by the fruit cart, an anchor by the banyan tree, a tomato by the slide. Where did you place the goat? (a) banyan tree (b) fruit cart (c) swing (d) slide
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make food using sunlight (c) carries water upward (d) make seeds
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 6.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 10.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) use no route
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) long sentences (c) small doodles (d) topic in the centre
- 14.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a plain box (d) a small grey dot
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger sings to a mango; the mango crashes into a frog; the frog rolls into a wallet; the wallet tickles a coconut. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) mango (b) coconut (c) tiger (d) wallet
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) key (b) school (c) water (d) eye
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 20.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a mango that sings
- 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi jumps over a jeep; the jeep pulls a tiger; the tiger sits on a lamp; the lamp chases a cat. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) jeep (b) cat (c) lamp (d) jalebi
- 23.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hearing a dog bark (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling jasmine
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) sugar (b) cat (c) nose (d) mango
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a violin by the teacher’s desk, an umpire by the library, a monkey by the blackboard, a shoe by the classroom door, a coconut by the playground. Where did you place the umpire? (a) blackboard (b) library (c) playground (d) classroom door
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a bucket by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the notice board, a wallet by the school gate, a ladder by the stairs, a spoon by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) bucket (b) ladder (c) wallet (d) jug
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) the word in small print (c) a list of words only (d) a mango that sings
- 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a ladder by the teacher’s desk, a drum by the stairs, a violin by the classroom door, an ant by the notice board, a doll by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ant (b) ladder (c) doll (d) drum
- 32.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a MAZE on a table (d) water in a PAN
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) smell
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sound (d) smell
- 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant pencil crashes into a doll; the doll jumps over an igloo; the igloo sits on a cat; the cat bounces onto a radio. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) igloo (b) pencil (c) radio (d) cat
Answer key
- a strong picture
- swing
- sight
- make seeds
- step 2
- True
- picture the first item
- each link leads on
- step 3
- False
- add more stops
- put pictures at stops
- long sentences
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- link it to the next item
- step 2
- mango
- key
- step 2
- a pale, tiny dot
- the pen stirring tea
- cat
- one you know very well
- smelling jasmine
- cat
- library
- bucket
- a weak picture
- a mango that sings
- replay the story
- ant
- to keep the order
- a cat paying a BILL
- stem
- sight
- step 1
- step 1
- touch
- True
- igloo
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