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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo falls into a van; the van sits on a whistle; the whistle sings to a frog; the frog rolls into an onion. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) frog (b) whistle (c) onion (d) van
- 3.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) I NEED sleep (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 5.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a dull white wall (d) a kite as big as a house
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) baadal (c) naak (d) sakhar
- 8.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 9.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a jug by the park gate, a banana by the post box, a needle by the fruit cart, a rope by the swing, a tiger by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) rope (b) jug (c) tiger (d) banana
- 11.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 13.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) hear voices (b) feel a light touch (c) smell smoke (d) taste sweet
- 15.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a plain grey box
- 16.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) a colour for each branch (c) lines that link ideas (d) long sentences
- 18.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 19.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 20.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 21.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a ladder; the ladder falls into a flute; the flute jumps over a bucket. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) ice cream (c) bucket (d) jeep
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 25.🗣️ 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
- 26.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 27.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) one you know very well
- 28.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a ball by the shoe rack, a fan by the gate, a doll by the TV, an owl by the sofa, a key by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) key (b) ball (c) fan (d) doll
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 36.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) the word in small print (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a kite as big as a house
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sight (b) smell (c) touch (d) sound
- 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a plain grey box
- 39.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 40.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) moon (b) cloud (c) fish (d) monkey
Answer key
- funny actions
- whistle
- True
- I AM eating a mango
- a dull white wall
- the word’s meaning
- sakhar
- link it to the meaning
- a funny, moving one
- banana
- True
- step 3
- to keep the order
- taste sweet
- a laughing tiffin box
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- long sentences
- that item is lost
- step 2
- False
- a poor mind map
- ice cream
- step 4
- step 2
- hear the new word
- a good mind map
- one you know very well
- each link leads on
- keep linking in order
- put pictures at stops
- False
- fan
- fix stops in order
- flowers
- a book in a KIT bag
- the word in small print
- sound
- a plain grey box
- True
- cloud
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