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”, “smell smoke” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) colours only (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🔗 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
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) cloud (b) water (c) moon (d) fish
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) roots (d) leaves
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 10.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a net by the park gate, a shoe by the post box, an anchor by the fruit cart, a banana by the banyan tree, a mirror by the swing. Where did you place the mirror? (a) banyan tree (b) fruit cart (c) park gate (d) swing
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) sakhar (b) ped (c) machhli (d) neend
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest falls into a doll; the doll crashes into a cat; the cat pulls a watch; the watch tickles a rope. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) watch (c) rope (d) nest
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 17.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) read words (c) taste salty (d) hear a bell
- 21.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 23.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) attract bees (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) read words (b) hear a bell (c) feel rough or smooth (d) feel hot and cold
- 27.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet tickles an owl; the owl sings to an orange; the orange crashes into an urn; the urn sits on a shoe. Which item comes right after the owl? (a) urn (b) owl (c) orange (d) shoe
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste salty (b) taste sour (c) see shapes (d) hear music
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 34.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) sugar (b) elephant (c) mango (d) foot
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a jalebi by the door, an umbrella by the sofa, a parrot by the dining table, a guava by the TV, a pencil by the shoe rack. Where did you place the guava? (a) shoe rack (b) sofa (c) TV (d) door
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest chases a guava; the guava sits on an ant; the ant jumps over an anchor; the anchor tickles a kettle. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) anchor (b) ant (c) nest (d) guava
- 39.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a bus made of ice (c) a dull white wall (d) a plain grey box
- 40.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
Answer key
- False
- replay the story
- funny actions
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- link it to the next item
- fish
- stem
- choose a place you know
- link it to the meaning
- step 3
- swing
- ped
- watch
- the word’s meaning
- step 1
- fix stops in order
- step 3
- leaves
- taste salty
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- find a sound-alike word
- later today and tomorrow
- roots
- attract bees
- hear a bell
- hear the new word
- choose a place you know
- orange
- hear music
- step 4
- a strong picture
- sounds like the new word
- True
- step 2
- elephant
- TV
- guava
- a bus made of ice
- that item is lost
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