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) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight (d) taste
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute tickles a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a glass; the glass falls into a sock; the sock rolls into a drum. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) drum (b) flute (c) sock (d) lemon
- 7.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it big and funny (c) make it grey (d) keep it still
- 8.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 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 is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a mango that sings
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) the word’s meaning (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 13.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) attract bees (d) carries water upward
- 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) I NEED sleep (c) a BATTLE in the clouds (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow tickles an inkpot; the inkpot jumps over an ant; the ant rolls into a flute; the flute bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) pillow (b) inkpot (c) ant (d) flute
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I AM eating a mango”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) shala (b) chaand (c) aam (d) billi
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a fan by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the library, a wallet by the blackboard, a bucket by the playground, a drum by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) bucket (b) wallet (c) drum (d) rope
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan tickles a shoe; the shoe sings to a violin; the violin crashes into a radio; the radio falls into a jug. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) shoe (c) jug (d) radio
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 23.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) tasting salty chips (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a list of words only (d) a giant pink elephant
- 27.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) topic in a corner (c) one key word per branch (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🗣️ 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
- 31.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) water (b) table (c) foot (d) sugar
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) turn into fruit (b) make seeds (c) hold the plant firm (d) attract bees
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) key (b) cat (c) table (d) eye
- 36.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a needle by the shoe rack, a net by the kitchen, a van by the sofa, a jeep by the TV, a bucket by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) van (b) bucket (c) needle (d) jeep
- 39.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) smelling jasmine (d) watching fireworks
Answer key
- funny actions
- step 3
- taste
- keep linking in order
- link it to the meaning
- sock
- make it big and funny
- one you know very well
- hear the new word
- the word in small print
- link it to the next item
- the word’s meaning
- False
- carries water upward
- water in a PAN
- flute
- aam
- wallet
- step 2
- jug
- step 1
- a pale, tiny dot
- a good mind map
- seeing a red kite fly
- put pictures at stops
- a list of words only
- a PIE under your foot
- one key word per branch
- put pictures at stops
- find a sound-alike word
- step 2
- sugar
- hold the plant firm
- sounds like the new word
- eye
- False
- step 2
- needle
- that item is lost
- watching fireworks
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