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.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an inkpot by the kitchen, a rope by the sofa, a glass by the dining table, a flute by the TV, an umpire by the shoe rack. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) flute (b) umpire (c) inkpot (d) rope
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a mango that sings
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) cloud (b) sleep (c) mother (d) flower
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) kitaab (c) neend (d) aam
- 6.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 7.🗣️ 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
- 8.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 10.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) watching fireworks (c) hands in icy water (d) seeing a glowing star
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) paani (c) billi (d) dola
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase sings to a drum; the drum bounces onto an umpire; the umpire jumps over a pillow; the pillow crashes into a doll. Which item comes right before the pillow? (a) drum (b) pillow (c) umpire (d) doll
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) one key word per branch (c) small doodles (d) lines that link ideas
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a tomato by the dining table, a guava by the kitchen, a cat by the bed, a whistle by the TV, a sock by the sofa. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) sock (b) guava (c) cat (d) whistle
- 19.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) details on small twigs (c) long sentences (d) copying a whole page
- 21.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 22.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 25.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) rocket (d) banana
- 26.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 27.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a jeep by the classroom door, an ant by the stairs, a spoon by the teacher’s desk, a jalebi by the school gate, an urn by the notice board. What did you place by the school gate? (a) jalebi (b) jeep (c) ant (d) urn
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 33.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a duck by the door, a needle by the shoe rack, a sock by the gate, a jalebi by the TV, a net by the sofa. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) TV (b) door (c) gate (d) sofa
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 36.True or false: “small doodles” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 37.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) water in a PAN (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
Answer key
- funny actions
- inkpot
- a normal-sized cup
- flower
- neend
- True
- hear the new word
- False
- new words in a language
- hands in icy water
- paay
- umpire
- a dull white wall
- that item is lost
- tiny, cramped writing
- a strong picture
- step 3
- guava
- sounds like the new word
- details on small twigs
- a poor mind map
- True
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- honesty
- a poor mind map
- False
- link it to the next item
- jalebi
- step 2
- False
- a cat paying a BILL
- to keep the order
- TV
- keep linking in order
- False
- False
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- step 1
- step 1
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