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 keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) just the word
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place an urn by the stairs, a coconut by the classroom door, an apple by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the notice board, a nest by the school gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) urn (b) nest (c) coconut (d) apple
- 3.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) ears (d) tongue
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat falls into a banana; the banana bounces onto an onion; the onion jumps over a lamp; the lamp sings to a mango. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) lamp (b) mango (c) onion (d) cat
- 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an orange by the slide, a rose by the park gate, a tent by the fruit cart, a ball by the banyan tree, a watch by the swing. Where did you place the tent? (a) banyan tree (b) park gate (c) fruit cart (d) slide
- 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) I NEED sleep (d) a MAZE on a table
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) eyes (d) tongue
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) ears (d) tongue
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a dull white wall (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a list of words only
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) attract bees (b) grow under the ground (c) carries food to parts (d) carries water upward
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an onion by the park gate, a shoe by the slide, a jalebi by the swing, a fan by the bench, a rose by the fruit cart. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) onion (b) fan (c) rose (d) jalebi
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) mother (b) foot (c) cat (d) cloud
- 23.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle sings to a candle; the candle tickles a cat; the cat jumps over a monkey; the monkey chases an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) needle (b) inkpot (c) monkey (d) cat
- 25.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 26.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a mango that sings
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into an anchor; the anchor sings to a radio; the radio rolls into a lemon; the lemon tickles a vase. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) lemon (b) anchor (c) net (d) radio
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling wet earth (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a drum boom
- 29.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) it looks nice (d) to make it longer
- 30.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a mango by the swing, a violin by the banyan tree, a coconut by the park gate, a banana by the slide, a rope by the fruit cart. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) mango (b) rope (c) violin (d) coconut
- 32.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a pencil that dances (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bright red flying cow
- 33.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) banana (c) elephant (d) honesty
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent sits on a lemon; the lemon falls into a vase; the vase rolls into a fan; the fan sings to an anchor. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) fan (c) vase (d) tent
- 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) water in a PAN
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 38.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it big and funny (c) make it grey (d) make it small and plain
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
Answer key
- a funny, moving one
- nest
- replay the story
- tongue
- lamp
- funny actions
- fruit cart
- an elephant with HOT tea
- eyes
- picture the first item
- tongue
- hear the new word
- put pictures at stops
- a sock that smells awful
- link it to the next item
- False
- grow under the ground
- hear the new word
- that item is lost
- False
- rose
- cat
- choose a place you know
- inkpot
- a good mind map
- a far-off still tree
- lemon
- hearing a drum boom
- to keep the order
- the method of loci
- violin
- a pale, tiny dot
- honesty
- tent
- a monkey in a BAND
- step 4
- step 3
- make it big and funny
- a weak picture
- sounds like the new word
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