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.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon falls into an inkpot; the inkpot bounces onto a violin; the violin tickles a monkey; the monkey crashes into a sock. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) inkpot (b) spoon (c) monkey (d) violin
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 4.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) key (b) moon (c) cat (d) school
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
- 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) water in a PAN
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) ears
- 13.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a list of words only (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a pencil that dances
- 16.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel rough or smooth” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a net by the park gate, a wallet by the swing, a tomato by the fruit cart, a kite by the banyan tree, a lamp by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) tomato (b) kite (c) lamp (d) net
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 20.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) lines that link ideas (d) ideas with no links
- 21.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 23.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
- 24.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a far-off still tree (c) a plain grey box (d) a giant pink elephant
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle chases an onion; the onion bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a violin; the violin pulls a frog. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) onion (b) frog (c) needle (d) ice cream
- 28.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) rocket (d) honesty
- 29.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) a colour for each branch (c) long sentences (d) details on small twigs
- 30.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🗣️ 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
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see colours (b) smell food (c) hear music (d) taste sour
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a rope by the library, a violin by the blackboard, a glass by the playground, an inkpot by the classroom door, a mango by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) inkpot (b) mango (c) violin (d) glass
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a needle by the shoe rack, a pencil by the sofa, a flute by the TV, an anchor by the dining table, a banana by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) needle (b) flute (c) banana (d) pencil
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a jeep; the jeep falls into a ball; the ball tickles a doll; the doll bounces onto a banana. Which item comes right before the doll? (a) doll (b) ball (c) tent (d) jeep
- 37.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a bright red flying cow
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a kite by the TV, an inkpot by the bed, a fan by the dining table, an orange by the sofa, a tent by the kitchen. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) inkpot (b) fan (c) orange (d) tent
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a van by the sofa, an umbrella by the kitchen, a needle by the dining table, a doll by the bed, an inkpot by the TV. What did you place by the dining table? (a) van (b) umbrella (c) needle (d) inkpot
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
Answer key
- step 2
- inkpot
- step 2
- to keep the order
- step 3
- picture the first item
- step 1
- key
- a strong picture
- sounds like the new word
- a flower in a POOL
- ears
- later today and tomorrow
- picture the first item
- a pencil that dances
- False
- step 4
- lamp
- step 1
- lines that link ideas
- link it to the next item
- step 3
- one you know very well
- False
- step 2
- a giant pink elephant
- frog
- honesty
- long sentences
- True
- find a sound-alike word
- see colours
- mango
- pencil
- picture the first item
- ball
- a normal-sized cup
- inkpot
- needle
- step 1
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