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 duck falls into a spoon; the spoon sings to an onion; the onion pulls a banana; the banana rolls into a kite. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) banana (b) kite (c) duck (d) spoon
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 5.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in the centre (c) long sentences (d) details on small twigs
- 6.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) to keep the order
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an ant by the school gate, a ball by the teacher’s desk, an ice cream by the stairs, a lemon by the notice board, an umbrella by the classroom door. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) lemon (b) ant (c) umbrella (d) ice cream
- 8.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) lines that link ideas (c) all in one colour (d) ideas with no links
- 9.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn tickles a shoe; the shoe sits on an owl; the owl sings to a glass; the glass chases an umpire. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) umpire (b) urn (c) shoe (d) owl
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon bounces onto a kettle; the kettle jumps over a goat; the goat rolls into a drum; the drum falls into a violin. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) lemon (b) goat (c) drum (d) kettle
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) ped (c) mez (d) paay
- 17.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) each link leads on (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a duck by the stairs, a doll by the notice board, an ant by the blackboard, an urn by the classroom door, a jug by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the doll? (a) notice board (b) stairs (c) blackboard (d) teacher’s desk
- 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) the word in small print (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 21.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 22.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch (d) taste
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) hold the plant firm (c) grow under the ground (d) holds up the leaves
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) see shapes (c) hear music (d) hear a bell
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place an umpire by the TV, a radio by the shoe rack, a jeep by the door, a ball by the sofa, a pencil by the gate. Where did you place the ball? (a) shoe rack (b) door (c) sofa (d) TV
- 27.🏰 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
- 28.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a plain grey box (d) a pencil that dances
- 29.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) rocket (c) banana (d) honesty
- 30.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) topic in the centre (c) small doodles (d) a colour for each branch
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 36.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) a plain, still one (d) just the word
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio pulls a ball; the ball rolls into an ant; the ant sits on an urn; the urn chases an umpire. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) ball (b) ant (c) urn (d) radio
- 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a DOLL with big eyes
Answer key
- duck
- link it to the next item
- the pen stirring tea
- step 3
- long sentences
- to keep the order
- umbrella
- lines that link ideas
- keep linking in order
- find a sound-alike word
- put pictures at stops
- step 3
- owl
- lemon
- picture the first item
- mez
- each link leads on
- notice board
- a giant pink elephant
- keep linking in order
- a good mind map
- False
- sight
- holds up the leaves
- smell smoke
- sofa
- put pictures at stops
- a pencil that dances
- honesty
- True
- yes, with new pictures
- a strong picture
- long sentences
- hear the new word
- step 4
- a funny, moving one
- link it to the meaning
- later today and tomorrow
- radio
- a book in a KIT bag
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