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 coconut falls into a ball; the ball jumps over a watch; the watch rolls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a glass. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) kettle (b) watch (c) ball (d) glass
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) carries food to parts (c) make seeds (d) make food using sunlight
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight (d) sound
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 6.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) your name (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder sits on an ant; the ant pulls a watch; the watch rolls into an igloo; the igloo falls into a rope. Which item comes right before the igloo? (a) igloo (b) ant (c) rope (d) watch
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) aam (c) billi (d) chaabi
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket sits on a doll; the doll pulls a cat; the cat rolls into a flute; the flute sings to a key. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) cat (b) key (c) doll (d) bucket
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) fish (b) elephant (c) flower (d) foot
- 12.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) yes, with new pictures (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a list of words only (c) the word in small print (d) a normal-sized cup
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) machhli (c) paani (d) bhaat
- 15.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
- 16.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 17.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries water upward (d) green, flat and thin
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 22.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) long sentences (c) topic in the centre (d) one key word per branch
- 24.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the method of loci (b) the pomodoro (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sits on an urn; the urn crashes into a jug; the jug bounces onto a rose; the rose sings to a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) rose (b) ball (c) radio (d) jug
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 29.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a cat by the blackboard, a tent by the stairs, a shoe by the teacher’s desk, a doll by the classroom door, a mirror by the library. Where did you place the doll? (a) library (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) blackboard
- 31.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 32.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a flute by the gate, a kettle by the shoe rack, a shoe by the sofa, a coconut by the door, a glass by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) kettle (b) glass (c) flute (d) coconut
- 35.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
- 36.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) harder to keep (c) too slow (d) easier to keep
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a duck; the duck sings to a jug; the jug chases an ice cream. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) duck (b) cat (c) jug (d) lemon
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting salty chips (d) hearing a whistle
Answer key
- watch
- hold the plant firm
- link it to the meaning
- taste
- the word’s meaning
- the main topic
- watch
- phool
- bucket
- link it to the next item
- flower
- yes, with new pictures
- a laughing tiffin box
- baadal
- later today and tomorrow
- to keep the order
- link it to the meaning
- green, flat and thin
- step 4
- flowers
- hear the new word
- that item is lost
- long sentences
- the method of loci
- jug
- find a sound-alike word
- False
- roots
- new words in a language
- classroom door
- one you know very well
- True
- put pictures at stops
- coconut
- a funny, moving one
- easier to keep
- step 2
- a weak picture
- jug
- tasting salty chips
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