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 banana rolls into a rose; the rose chases a rope; the rope jumps over an igloo; the igloo sits on a coconut. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) rope (b) rose (c) banana (d) coconut
- 2.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a small grey dot (d) the word “umbrella”
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 4.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) a small detail (c) the main topic (d) the date
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) chaabi (c) bandar (d) neend
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) have tiny pores (c) turn into fruit (d) make seeds
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant jeep falls into a violin; the violin jumps over a guava; the guava rolls into a duck; the duck sings to an ice cream. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) ice cream (b) guava (c) jeep (d) violin
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 18.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) ideas with no links (c) one key word per branch (d) long sentences
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 20.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) keep it still (c) make it small and plain (d) make it big and funny
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a dog bark (d) seeing a glowing star
- 24.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 25.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato crashes into a mango; the mango pulls an ant; the ant tickles a sock; the sock chases a pillow. Which item comes right after the mango? (a) mango (b) tomato (c) ant (d) pillow
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut chases a radio; the radio rolls into a fan; the fan tickles an orange; the orange jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) fan (b) radio (c) ladder (d) coconut
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 30.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) both the same
- 31.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) green, flat and thin (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 33.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) moon (b) sugar (c) monkey (d) cloud
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an onion by the school gate, a jeep by the classroom door, a flute by the teacher’s desk, a bucket by the notice board, an apple by the stairs. Where did you place the flute? (a) notice board (b) stairs (c) teacher’s desk (d) classroom door
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) hearing a whistle (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting bitter karela
- 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) topic in the centre (c) topic in a corner (d) all in one colour
- 40.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a mango that sings (d) a giant pink elephant
Answer key
- coconut
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- hear the new word
- the main topic
- find a sound-alike word
- hear the new word
- each link leads on
- picture the first item
- step 3
- bandar
- hold the plant firm
- picture the first item
- guava
- stem
- a monkey in a BAND
- step 3
- keep linking in order
- one key word per branch
- step 1
- make it big and funny
- a weak picture
- step 1
- hearing a dog bark
- a weak picture
- one you know very well
- a weak picture
- ant
- ladder
- step 4
- the pen stirring tea
- funny actions
- green, flat and thin
- new words in a language
- cloud
- a strong picture
- teacher’s desk
- put pictures at stops
- tasting bitter karela
- topic in the centre
- the word in small print
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