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 wallet chases a van; the van sits on a watch; the watch falls into an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a jug. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) jug (b) van (c) watch (d) ice cream
- 2.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a CHUBBY key (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 5.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) words are useless (c) images stick better (d) they are boring
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a mirror by the slide, a ball by the fruit cart, a lamp by the park gate, a wallet by the banyan tree, a doll by the swing. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) mirror (b) ball (c) wallet (d) lamp
- 8.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) never again
- 9.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a small grey dot
- 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant key crashes into an orange; the orange chases a mango; the mango falls into a sock; the sock rolls into a jeep. Which item comes right after the key? (a) mango (b) key (c) jeep (d) orange
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 14.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant net falls into a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a kite; the kite pulls an owl; the owl rolls into a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) net (b) kite (c) owl (d) ball
- 16.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) eyes (d) nose
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) flower (b) water (c) key (d) sugar
- 22.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a plain grey box (d) a bright red flying cow
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) eyes (d) ears
- 25.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 26.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 30.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) water in a PAN
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a glass by the blackboard, an ant by the library, a drum by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the classroom door, a spoon by the stairs. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) ant (b) spoon (c) glass (d) drum
- 34.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 35.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 36.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 40.🗣️ In Marathi, “naak” means nose. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) water in a PAN
Answer key
- ice cream
- choose a place you know
- a BATTLE in the clouds
- step 3
- images stick better
- smell
- ball
- later today and tomorrow
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a poor mind map
- orange
- hear the new word
- replay the story
- True
- owl
- new words in a language
- nose
- a good mind map
- step 4
- step 4
- key
- False
- a plain grey box
- skin
- step 2
- step 1
- picture the first item
- step 4
- step 1
- a school in a SHAWL
- a normal-sized cup
- sounds like the new word
- drum
- funny actions
- True
- True
- keep linking in order
- leaves
- step 2
- a KNOCK on the nose
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