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 dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple tickles a guava; the guava bounces onto a net; the net falls into a duck; the duck crashes into an ice cream. Which item comes right after the apple? (a) ice cream (b) duck (c) guava (d) net
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 6.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) topic in a corner (c) small doodles (d) one key word per branch
- 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion crashes into a tent; the tent pulls an orange; the orange sings to a coconut; the coconut chases a banana. Which item comes right before the coconut? (a) coconut (b) onion (c) banana (d) orange
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) table (b) cloud (c) fish (d) elephant
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a parrot by the blackboard, a wallet by the library, an umpire by the classroom door, an igloo by the playground, a mirror by the teacher’s desk. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) wallet (b) umpire (c) parrot (d) mirror
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling jasmine (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hands in icy water (d) tasting bitter karela
- 14.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) eye (b) flower (c) book (d) sleep
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi chases an onion; the onion sits on a tent; the tent falls into a bucket. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) tent (b) onion (c) candle (d) bucket
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) copying a whole page (c) topic in a corner (d) topic in the centre
- 18.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “dola” is “a DOLL with big eyes”. What does “dola” mean? (a) eye (b) key (c) book (d) monkey
- 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 22.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato falls into a shoe; the shoe sings to an ant; the ant crashes into an anchor; the anchor tickles a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) anchor (b) ant (c) lamp (d) tomato
- 25.🗣️ 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
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 28.🏰 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
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) small doodles (c) lines that link ideas (d) ideas with no links
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror falls into an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a shoe; the shoe crashes into a tent; the tent sings to a doll. Which item comes right before the anchor? (a) tent (b) anchor (c) mirror (d) doll
- 35.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a bus made of ice
- 36.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it needs no review (c) it is longer (d) it hides the ideas
- 37.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it grey (c) keep it still (d) make it big and funny
- 38.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a far-off still tree
- 39.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) they are boring (c) words are useless (d) images stick better
- 40.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hands in icy water (b) smelling wet earth (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a drum boom
Answer key
- a weak picture
- find a sound-alike word
- guava
- a weak picture
- step 1
- a good mind map
- topic in a corner
- replay the story
- new words in a language
- orange
- cloud
- mirror
- seeing a glowing star
- fix stops in order
- book
- onion
- topic in the centre
- a poor mind map
- eye
- an elephant with HOT tea
- step 4
- False
- step 3
- tomato
- find a sound-alike word
- picture the first item
- step 4
- fix stops in order
- picture the first item
- yes, with new pictures
- step 1
- ideas with no links
- flowers
- mirror
- a normal-sized cup
- it shows how ideas link
- make it big and funny
- a far-off still tree
- images stick better
- seeing a red kite fly
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