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.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a bus made of ice
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 5.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) smelling jasmine (d) watching fireworks
- 8.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a far-off still tree (d) a dull white wall
- 9.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) they need no attention (c) they are boring (d) words are useless
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over a fan; the fan crashes into an igloo; the igloo tickles a lemon. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) lemon (b) monkey (c) inkpot (d) igloo
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange falls into a jeep; the jeep sits on a van; the van sings to an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) van (b) jeep (c) orange (d) ladder
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a banana; the banana jumps over a kettle; the kettle falls into a rose; the rose chases an apple. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) kettle (b) violin (c) apple (d) rose
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hands in icy water (b) smelling jasmine (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) tasting bitter karela
- 15.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) carries water upward (d) make seeds
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck chases an anchor; the anchor falls into a key; the key tickles a pencil; the pencil bounces onto an urn. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) key (b) duck (c) urn (d) pencil
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) attract bees (b) green, flat and thin (c) make seeds (d) hold the plant firm
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) grow under the ground (c) carries food to parts (d) make seeds
- 21.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) colour it again (c) frame it (d) redraw it from memory
- 22.🏰 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
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a frog by the sofa, an umpire by the TV, a wallet by the gate, a violin by the door, a rose by the shoe rack. Where did you place the violin? (a) TV (b) shoe rack (c) door (d) gate
- 24.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) shala (c) billi (d) aai
- 27.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) add more stops (c) put all at one stop (d) skip 5 items
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) carries water upward (d) take in water from soil
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) eyes (b) ears (c) tongue (d) skin
- 31.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) phool (c) kitaab (d) paay
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) cat (b) book (c) flower (d) foot
- 34.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a shoe by the teacher’s desk, an inkpot by the library, a goat by the classroom door, a lemon by the blackboard, a whistle by the playground. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) goat (b) shoe (c) lemon (d) inkpot
- 37.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) ped (c) mez (d) paani
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) read words (b) taste sweet (c) taste sour (d) smell flowers
Answer key
- True
- replay the story
- a list of words only
- picture the first item
- True
- False
- feeling a prickly cactus
- a kite as big as a house
- images stick better
- inkpot
- jeep
- rose
- flowers
- hands in icy water
- fix stops in order
- make seeds
- urn
- hold the plant firm
- step 1
- carries food to parts
- redraw it from memory
- put pictures at stops
- door
- the pen stirring tea
- a strong picture
- billi
- add more stops
- step 2
- carries water upward
- eyes
- funny actions
- phool
- book
- that item is lost
- a strong picture
- goat
- a funny, moving one
- paani
- picture the first item
- smell flowers
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