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 keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) bandar (c) billi (d) paani
- 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting raw mango (b) watching fireworks (c) hands in icy water (d) smelling wet earth
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a doll; the doll pulls a glass; the glass sings to an onion; the onion chases a key. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) doll (b) onion (c) glass (d) banana
- 6.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 9.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) harder to keep (c) too slow (d) useless
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple bounces onto a duck; the duck falls into a cat; the cat pulls a tiger; the tiger tickles a guava. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) tiger (c) apple (d) duck
- 11.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) it looks nice (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) make seeds (c) make food using sunlight (d) turn into fruit
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sight (b) sound (c) taste (d) touch
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a wallet by the stairs, a nest by the school gate, a kite by the notice board, a duck by the teacher’s desk, a tent by the classroom door. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) wallet (b) duck (c) kite (d) nest
- 15.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) skin (d) eyes
- 17.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) the word in small print (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a tomato by the library, a needle by the stairs, a drum by the blackboard, a wallet by the classroom door, a net by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the stairs? (a) needle (b) wallet (c) net (d) tomato
- 24.🗣️ 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
- 25.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) moon (b) cat (c) mango (d) water
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) see colours (c) taste sweet (d) smell food
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a tent; the tent jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into an urn; the urn bounces onto a banana. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) banana (c) tent (d) urn
- 32.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) details on small twigs (c) lines that link ideas (d) topic in the centre
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) hands in icy water (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a dog bark
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 36.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute bounces onto an owl; the owl crashes into a cat; the cat rolls into a glass; the glass jumps over a mirror. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) owl (b) cat (c) mirror (d) glass
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a lemon by the banyan tree, a ball by the fruit cart, a vase by the post box, a banana by the bus stop, a fan by the park gate. Where did you place the vase? (a) banyan tree (b) bus stop (c) park gate (d) post box
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
Answer key
- step 2
- bhaat
- each link leads on
- watching fireworks
- doll
- True
- step 2
- step 4
- easier to keep
- apple
- to keep the order
- make food using sunlight
- touch
- duck
- the pen stirring tea
- eyes
- a good mind map
- choose a place you know
- replay the story
- choose a place you know
- the word in small print
- a strong picture
- needle
- find a sound-alike word
- put pictures at stops
- moon
- see colours
- link it to the meaning
- step 3
- step 1
- tent
- False
- all in one colour
- hearing a dog bark
- leaves
- False
- roots
- glass
- post box
- carries water upward
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