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.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) water in a PAN (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 4.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “bandar” is “a monkey in a BAND”. What does “bandar” mean? (a) eye (b) sleep (c) nose (d) monkey
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 7.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) smell
- 9.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting salty chips (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) tasting raw mango (d) hands in icy water
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a frog by the stairs, a nest by the classroom door, an orange by the notice board, a candle by the teacher’s desk, a rose by the school gate. Where did you place the nest? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) school gate (d) notice board
- 14.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) rocket (c) banana (d) elephant
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 16.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) numbers (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream pulls a glass; the glass tickles a tomato; the tomato sings to a lamp; the lamp falls into a jalebi. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tomato (b) jalebi (c) ice cream (d) lamp
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a pencil that dances (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a sock that smells awful
- 24.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting salty chips (b) watching fireworks (c) seeing a glowing star (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a blurry shape (c) a pencil that dances (d) a dull white wall
- 31.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) tree (b) cloud (c) fish (d) monkey
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) smell
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow rolls into a spoon; the spoon sits on an umbrella; the umbrella pulls an anchor; the anchor chases a cat. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) umbrella (b) spoon (c) anchor (d) pillow
- 36.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion bounces onto a shoe; the shoe tickles a guava; the guava rolls into a frog; the frog sits on a wallet. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) shoe (b) guava (c) frog (d) wallet
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 39.🗣️ 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
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a key by the sofa, an ice cream by the TV, a ladder by the shoe rack, an apple by the dining table, a rope by the door. What did you place by the door? (a) ladder (b) rope (c) apple (d) ice cream
Answer key
- True
- I NEED sleep
- step 1
- a poor mind map
- monkey
- step 4
- True
- touch
- True
- hear the new word
- roots
- smelling a stinky sock
- classroom door
- honesty
- step 4
- funny actions
- put pictures at stops
- fix stops in order
- picture the first item
- True
- step 3
- jalebi
- a plain grey box
- True
- link it to the next item
- a strong picture
- feeling a prickly cactus
- picture the first item
- a strong picture
- a pencil that dances
- to keep the order
- fish
- roots
- touch
- anchor
- later today and tomorrow
- guava
- a strong picture
- find a sound-alike word
- rope
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