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 sock chases an owl; the owl sits on a violin; the violin crashes into a tiger; the tiger tickles an anchor. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) violin (b) sock (c) tiger (d) owl
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 3.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) make seeds (c) turn into fruit (d) attract bees
- 5.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 6.🗣️ 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
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto a kite; the kite pulls an onion; the onion sings to a fan; the fan jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) ladder (b) fan (c) kite (d) candle
- 9.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 10.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it big and funny (c) make it small and plain (d) make it grey
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a jalebi by the TV, an anchor by the kitchen, a lemon by the sofa, a mango by the shoe rack, a parrot by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) lemon (b) jalebi (c) anchor (d) mango
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a blurry shape (d) a far-off still tree
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 14.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sings to a tiger; the tiger sits on an ice cream; the ice cream crashes into a pillow; the pillow falls into a ball. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) ball (c) pillow (d) tiger
- 17.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a small grey dot (d) the word “umbrella”
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) tongue (d) nose
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a mango that sings
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) holds up the leaves (c) make food using sunlight (d) turn into fruit
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling wet earth (b) stroking soft fur (c) hands in icy water (d) hearing a drum boom
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) eyes (d) skin
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope tickles a kite; the kite crashes into a drum; the drum falls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on an orange. Which item comes right before the kite? (a) umbrella (b) drum (c) rope (d) orange
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 28.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) taste sour (b) feel rough or smooth (c) hear voices (d) read words
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lamp by the stairs, an igloo by the school gate, a vase by the classroom door, a lemon by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the notice board. Where did you place the igloo? (a) teacher’s desk (b) school gate (c) notice board (d) classroom door
- 31.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) water in a PAN (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) holds up the leaves (c) grow under the ground (d) take in water from soil
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) smell
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) lines that link ideas (d) topic in a corner
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) ideas with no links (d) long sentences
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle falls into a van; the van bounces onto a glass; the glass pulls a radio; the radio chases a pencil. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) glass (b) van (c) pencil (d) needle
Answer key
- owl
- sounds like the new word
- new words in a language
- carries food to parts
- link it to the next item
- hear the new word
- carries water upward
- ladder
- the method of loci
- make it big and funny
- jalebi
- a giant pink elephant
- a strong picture
- fix stops in order
- step 1
- tiger
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- ears
- a pale, tiny dot
- fix stops in order
- step 2
- turn into fruit
- hearing a drum boom
- tongue
- rope
- put pictures at stops
- step 4
- that item is lost
- taste sour
- school gate
- a monkey in a BAND
- step 1
- step 3
- holds up the leaves
- sound
- lines that link ideas
- step 3
- step 1
- topic in the centre
- pencil
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