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.🔗 Your link story: a giant van sits on a mirror; the mirror jumps over a rose; the rose tickles a wallet; the wallet rolls into a kite. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) kite (b) rose (c) van (d) mirror
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 3.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) topic in the centre (b) details on small twigs (c) a colour for each branch (d) ideas with no links
- 4.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot rolls into a drum; the drum pulls a duck; the duck crashes into an orange; the orange falls into a coconut. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) coconut (b) duck (c) inkpot (d) drum
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 9.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) taste (b) sound (c) touch (d) smell
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a duck by the sofa, a candle by the shoe rack, a jeep by the TV, a ball by the kitchen, a bucket by the dining table. Where did you place the bucket? (a) sofa (b) TV (c) dining table (d) kitchen
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) attract bees (c) turn into fruit (d) make food using sunlight
- 12.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a school in a SHAWL (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) I NEED sleep
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) smelling jasmine (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hearing a whistle
- 14.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 17.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries water upward (d) green, flat and thin
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jeep by the TV, an ant by the shoe rack, a goat by the dining table, a bucket by the kitchen, a radio by the sofa. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) ant (b) bucket (c) jeep (d) goat
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) the word in small print (d) a dull white wall
- 21.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a dull white wall (c) a list of words only (d) a far-off still tree
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a vase by the swing, a whistle by the park gate, a glass by the post box, a ladder by the fruit cart, a tomato by the banyan tree. Where did you place the tomato? (a) fruit cart (b) park gate (c) banyan tree (d) swing
- 23.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 24.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a ball; the ball rolls into a rope; the rope pulls a key; the key sings to a needle. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) rope (b) key (c) needle (d) ball
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into an owl; the owl rolls into a key; the key crashes into a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a ladder. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ladder (b) coconut (c) owl (d) key
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a fan by the sofa, a pencil by the TV, a whistle by the shoe rack, a jalebi by the dining table, a bucket by the kitchen. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) pencil (b) jalebi (c) whistle (d) bucket
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) hold the plant firm (c) grow under the ground (d) take in water from soil
- 29.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 31.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) honesty (c) elephant (d) rocket
- 32.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) nose
- 36.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into an owl; the owl tickles a kettle; the kettle pulls a bucket; the bucket rolls into a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) kettle (b) key (c) nest (d) bucket
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a blurry shape (c) a list of words only (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) tongue (d) ears
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
Answer key
- mirror
- hear the new word
- ideas with no links
- one you know very well
- drum
- link it to the meaning
- each link leads on
- step 3
- smell
- dining table
- make food using sunlight
- a flower in a POOL
- hearing a whistle
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- choose a place you know
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- green, flat and thin
- bucket
- a frog wearing a crown
- a pencil that dances
- banyan tree
- find a sound-alike word
- step 3
- ball
- key
- bucket
- holds up the leaves
- False
- a good mind map
- honesty
- a good mind map
- step 1
- step 2
- skin
- later today and tomorrow
- bucket
- a bus made of ice
- nose
- hear the new word
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