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: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 2.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a dull white wall (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 3.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling wet earth (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a drum boom (d) watching fireworks
- 4.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) to keep the order
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 6.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a mango that sings (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a plain grey box
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 8.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste salty” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 9.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a list of words only (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a dull white wall
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in the centre (c) lines that link ideas (d) topic in a corner
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin bounces onto a lamp; the lamp pulls a whistle; the whistle tickles a van; the van falls into a shoe. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) van (b) lamp (c) whistle (d) violin
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey pulls a nest; the nest sits on an ant; the ant chases a spoon; the spoon jumps over an orange. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) nest (b) monkey (c) ant (d) spoon
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a nest by the dining table, a lemon by the kitchen, an ice cream by the sofa, a spoon by the bed, a frog by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) frog (b) lemon (c) nest (d) ice cream
- 17.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) ideas with no links (d) small doodles
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a normal-sized cup (c) the word in small print (d) a plain grey box
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 21.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) ears (d) eyes
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) dola (c) mez (d) haathi
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange crashes into a net; the net bounces onto a coconut; the coconut tickles an umbrella; the umbrella chases a tent. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) umbrella (b) net (c) orange (d) coconut
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a spoon by the park gate, a vase by the fruit cart, a kettle by the slide, an owl by the banyan tree, a fan by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) fan (b) owl (c) vase (d) kettle
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) attract bees (c) grow under the ground (d) carries water upward
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) green, flat and thin (c) holds up the leaves (d) make food using sunlight
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries food to parts (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries water upward
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot falls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into an anchor; the anchor jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella rolls into a drum. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) whistle (b) drum (c) umbrella (d) anchor
- 34.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass chases a kite; the kite sings to a lemon; the lemon falls into a tomato; the tomato rolls into a rope. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) rope (b) lemon (c) tomato (d) kite
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a tiger; the tiger tickles a needle; the needle chases a drum; the drum falls into a whistle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) needle (b) whistle (c) umbrella (d) tiger
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder crashes into a tent; the tent sings to a ball; the ball jumps over a glass. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) tent (b) candle (c) ball (d) ladder
- 38.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a pillow by the gate, a rose by the TV, a jalebi by the door, an ice cream by the shoe rack, a frog by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) pillow (b) frog (c) jalebi (d) ice cream
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a monkey by the sofa, a shoe by the TV, a nest by the shoe rack, a wallet by the dining table, a rope by the kitchen. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) shoe (b) nest (c) rope (d) wallet
Answer key
- a weak picture
- a dull white wall
- watching fireworks
- to keep the order
- sounds like the new word
- a mango that sings
- step 4
- True
- a sock that smells awful
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- topic in a corner
- flowers
- violin
- ant
- ice cream
- ideas with no links
- a frog wearing a crown
- leaves
- step 1
- True
- a good mind map
- tongue
- haathi
- umbrella
- fan
- attract bees
- step 4
- stem
- holds up the leaves
- fix stops in order
- grow under the ground
- drum
- later today and tomorrow
- kite
- tiger
- tent
- False
- ice cream
- rope
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