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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 2.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) the letters only (c) nothing at all (d) a blank page
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot falls into a drum; the drum pulls a net; the net bounces onto a whistle; the whistle chases a ball. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) whistle (b) inkpot (c) net (d) ball
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe jumps over a jeep; the jeep falls into a coconut; the coconut tickles a ladder; the ladder sings to a radio. Which item comes right after the shoe? (a) ladder (b) shoe (c) radio (d) jeep
- 5.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) no picture at all (c) just the word (d) a plain, still one
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest rolls into an anchor; the anchor falls into an apple; the apple bounces onto an onion; the onion crashes into a frog. Which item comes right after the nest? (a) anchor (b) nest (c) onion (d) apple
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) key (b) table (c) fish (d) book
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 10.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 12.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 13.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sound (b) sight (c) touch (d) taste
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) one key word per branch (c) a colour for each branch (d) topic in the centre
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sound (d) touch
- 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a normal-sized cup (c) the word in small print (d) a far-off still tree
- 20.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) no, never
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a list of words only (d) a sock that smells awful
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 25.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) start from nowhere
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) baadal (c) sakhar (d) paani
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) topic in a corner (c) all in one colour (d) copying a whole page
- 31.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) useless (c) too slow (d) easier to keep
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a list of words only (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a giant pink elephant
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 34.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a guava by the sofa, an ant by the door, an owl by the TV, a mango by the shoe rack, a shoe by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) guava (b) ant (c) shoe (d) owl
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a goat by the TV, a flute by the shoe rack, an apple by the door, a tomato by the dining table, an umpire by the sofa. Where did you place the umpire? (a) door (b) shoe rack (c) sofa (d) dining table
- 37.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) eye (b) cat (c) cloud (d) nose
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
Answer key
- a weak picture
- a bird leaving a cage
- whistle
- jeep
- a funny, moving one
- a weak picture
- anchor
- key
- find a sound-alike word
- a poor mind map
- step 4
- a good mind map
- one you know very well
- sight
- keep linking in order
- long sentences
- smell
- funny actions
- a bus made of ice
- yes, with new pictures
- flowers
- hear the new word
- a list of words only
- step 4
- replay the story
- step 1
- that item is lost
- link it to the next item
- sakhar
- one key word per branch
- easier to keep
- a giant pink elephant
- step 2
- False
- guava
- sofa
- False
- the pen stirring tea
- cloud
- roots
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