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.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a list of words only (c) a mango that sings (d) a kite as big as a house
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a whistle by the classroom door, a shoe by the blackboard, a rope by the teacher’s desk, a coconut by the stairs, a fan by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) rope (b) shoe (c) whistle (d) coconut
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle crashes into a rope; the rope sits on a doll; the doll pulls an onion; the onion bounces onto a fan. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) doll (b) whistle (c) fan (d) onion
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) green, flat and thin (c) attract bees (d) grow under the ground
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) long sentences (c) small doodles (d) copying a whole page
- 12.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a bus made of ice (c) a blurry shape (d) a sock that smells awful
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 14.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a far-off still tree (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) elephant (b) sleep (c) moon (d) rice
- 17.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) the word in small print
- 19.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 20.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a blank page (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) nothing at all
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a guava by the fruit cart, a drum by the post box, a pillow by the bus stop, a spoon by the park gate, an anchor by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) pillow (b) drum (c) anchor (d) spoon
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a bus made of ice (d) a pencil that dances
- 24.🔗 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
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries food to parts (c) make seeds (d) hold the plant firm
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a rope by the swing, a tomato by the park gate, a doll by the banyan tree, a goat by the slide, a frog by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) doll (b) goat (c) rope (d) tomato
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 29.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a mango that sings (c) a blurry shape (d) a normal-sized cup
- 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a MAZE on a table
- 33.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) hold the plant firm (c) turn into fruit (d) attract bees
- 36.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a plain grey box (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a bright red flying cow
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
Answer key
- True
- step 2
- a list of words only
- a weak picture
- whistle
- a strong picture
- onion
- keep linking in order
- green, flat and thin
- fix stops in order
- small doodles
- a blurry shape
- step 2
- a far-off still tree
- sight
- moon
- one you know very well
- a giant pink elephant
- funny actions
- a bird leaving a cage
- pillow
- a strong picture
- a normal-sized cup
- link it to the next item
- make seeds
- rope
- a weak picture
- True
- False
- a strong picture
- a mango that sings
- a monkey in a BAND
- step 3
- step 3
- hold the plant firm
- False
- step 4
- a plain grey box
- step 1
- step 4
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