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, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a CHUBBY key
- 4.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a plain box
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
- 7.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 8.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) details on small twigs (d) all in one colour
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sight (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) paani (c) paay (d) chaabi
- 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey falls into an igloo; the igloo sings to a vase; the vase rolls into a lemon; the lemon jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) lemon (b) vase (c) igloo (d) pillow
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) touch
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 16.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 17.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a list of words only (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) eyes (d) nose
- 20.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) they need no attention (c) words are useless (d) images stick better
- 21.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a dull white wall
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling wet earth (c) hearing a drum boom (d) stroking soft fur
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 26.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) see colours (c) feel hot and cold (d) hear music
- 30.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a far-off still tree (c) the word in small print (d) a pencil that dances
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a doll by the swing, a coconut by the park gate, an onion by the banyan tree, an ant by the fruit cart, a parrot by the post box. What did you place by the post box? (a) onion (b) parrot (c) coconut (d) ant
- 32.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) tasting bitter karela (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a rope by the school gate, a vase by the stairs, a cat by the classroom door, a doll by the teacher’s desk, a duck by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) rope (b) duck (c) doll (d) cat
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) a random colour
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog pulls a flute; the flute crashes into an anchor; the anchor falls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) tomato (b) anchor (c) frog (d) flute
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 37.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a KNOCK on the nose (d) a MAZE on a table
- 38.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) rocket (c) elephant (d) banana
Answer key
- picture the first item
- step 1
- a BATTLE in the clouds
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a strong picture
- add more stops
- a weak picture
- all in one colour
- hear the new word
- sight
- bhaat
- that item is lost
- lemon
- taste
- a weak picture
- yes, with new pictures
- a bus made of ice
- roots
- skin
- images stick better
- a kite as big as a house
- hearing a drum boom
- picture the first item
- step 4
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- step 4
- step 2
- hear music
- a pencil that dances
- parrot
- seeing a red kite fly
- rope
- the word’s meaning
- flute
- step 1
- I AM eating a mango
- funny actions
- put pictures at stops
- honesty
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