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.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 3.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 6.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a giant pink elephant
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a dog bark (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) smelling wet earth
- 9.🗣️ 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
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) carries water upward (c) green, flat and thin (d) have tiny pores
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) turn into fruit (c) grow under the ground (d) make seeds
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) neend (c) bandar (d) aam
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) hear music (b) see shapes (c) smell food (d) see colours
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sight (d) sound
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 17.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat chases a pencil; the pencil sings to a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) cat (b) coconut (c) pencil (d) tiger
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a small grey dot (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) holds up the leaves (c) green, flat and thin (d) have tiny pores
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 24.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) machhli (c) bandar (d) haathi
- 26.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 28.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) nothing changes
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant umbrella crashes into a kettle; the kettle pulls a kite; the kite bounces onto a rope; the rope sings to a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) umbrella (b) kite (c) rope (d) kettle
- 30.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 31.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 32.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) a blank page (c) nothing at all (d) the letters only
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) smell (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 35.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “machhli” is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. What does “machhli” mean? (a) eye (b) rice (c) fish (d) sleep
- 36.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) topic in the centre (c) topic in a corner (d) a colour for each branch
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a ball; the ball pulls a needle; the needle rolls into a cat; the cat sings to a key. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) needle (b) ball (c) key (d) cat
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a nest by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the stairs, a needle by the blackboard, an ice cream by the library, a banana by the classroom door. What did you place by the stairs? (a) ice cream (b) apple (c) nest (d) banana
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see colours (b) hear a bell (c) taste sweet (d) feel a light touch
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
Answer key
- add more stops
- step 1
- True
- step 4
- hear the new word
- a normal-sized cup
- link it to the next item
- seeing a red kite fly
- link it to the meaning
- carries water upward
- grow under the ground
- neend
- hear music
- fix stops in order
- sound
- the word’s meaning
- False
- coconut
- put pictures at stops
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a normal-sized cup
- holds up the leaves
- step 1
- replay the story
- kitaab
- choose a place you know
- keep linking in order
- that item is lost
- kite
- step 2
- to keep the order
- a bird leaving a cage
- link it to the meaning
- smell
- fish
- topic in a corner
- ball
- apple
- feel a light touch
- step 1
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