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 word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) honesty (d) rocket
- 2.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 3.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) tasting raw mango
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 5.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 6.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sound (d) sight
- 7.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) taste
- 8.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen near a cup (d) the pen stirring tea
- 10.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) green, flat and thin (c) carries water upward (d) have tiny pores
- 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
- 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a kettle; the kettle jumps over a ball; the ball sits on an umpire; the umpire sings to an anchor. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) anchor (b) umpire (c) inkpot (d) ball
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a far-off still tree (c) a list of words only (d) a giant pink elephant
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 23.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) have tiny pores (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 25.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 27.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) images stick better (c) words are useless (d) they are boring
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aai (b) bandar (c) chaabi (d) paani
- 30.🗣️ 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
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) haathi (c) bhaat (d) neend
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) eyes (d) skin
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple pulls a ball; the ball bounces onto a guava; the guava crashes into a bucket; the bucket sits on an umpire. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) bucket (b) ball (c) umpire (d) apple
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 37.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a sock that smells awful
- 38.🔗 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
- 39.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) start from nowhere
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) smell food (b) hear music (c) feel hot and cold (d) taste sour
Answer key
- honesty
- False
- tasting raw mango
- keep linking in order
- to keep the order
- sound
- touch
- choose a place you know
- the pen stirring tea
- True
- carries water upward
- fix stops in order
- sounds like the new word
- an elephant with HOT tea
- step 2
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- flowers
- link it to the next item
- ball
- a giant pink elephant
- step 3
- choose a place you know
- have tiny pores
- one you know very well
- a strong picture
- False
- images stick better
- aai
- hear the new word
- billi
- ears
- a weak picture
- ball
- the word’s meaning
- fix stops in order
- a normal-sized cup
- picture the first item
- replay the story
- feel hot and cold
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