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.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple jumps over a frog; the frog rolls into a duck; the duck tickles a vase; the vase pulls a ball. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) frog (b) duck (c) ball (d) vase
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) elephant (b) mother (c) tree (d) moon
- 3.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) take in water from soil (c) attract bees (d) grow under the ground
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) a colour for each branch (c) copying a whole page (d) details on small twigs
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 8.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) you get an extra item
- 9.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a giant pink elephant (c) the word in small print (d) a blurry shape
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a lamp by the dining table, an owl by the TV, a doll by the kitchen, an orange by the sofa, a vase by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) lamp (b) owl (c) doll (d) vase
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) long sentences (d) small doodles
- 12.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor tickles a watch; the watch pulls a ball; the ball jumps over a cat; the cat sits on a needle. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) cat (b) watch (c) needle (d) anchor
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 15.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) details on small twigs (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) long sentences (d) topic in a corner
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) take in water from soil (c) green, flat and thin (d) hold the plant firm
- 17.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon tickles a tent; the tent chases a kettle; the kettle sings to a candle; the candle crashes into a rose. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) candle (b) tent (c) lemon (d) rose
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) cloud (b) cat (c) rice (d) school
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 21.🔗 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
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) bhaat (c) machhli (d) phool
- 23.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) one key word per branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) details on small twigs (d) long sentences
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) smell
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a dull white wall (d) the word in small print
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting bitter karela
- 27.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) touch
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 29.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 30.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a plain box (d) a small grey dot
- 31.🏰 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
- 32.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a mango that sings (d) a bright red flying cow
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 34.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 35.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) they need no attention
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a list of words only (c) a far-off still tree (d) a mango that sings
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant net bounces onto a candle; the candle tickles a flute; the flute sings to a van; the van sits on a drum. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) van (b) flute (c) candle (d) drum
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a radio by the TV, a tent by the bed, an umpire by the kitchen, a drum by the sofa, an umbrella by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) radio (b) drum (c) umpire (d) umbrella
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 40.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a dull white wall
Answer key
- frog
- moon
- a poor mind map
- hear the new word
- carries water upward
- copying a whole page
- step 4
- that item is lost
- a giant pink elephant
- vase
- long sentences
- one you know very well
- needle
- step 1
- details on small twigs
- carries food to parts
- step 1
- rose
- cloud
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
- phool
- long sentences
- smell
- a laughing tiffin box
- feeling a prickly cactus
- touch
- a weak picture
- funny actions
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- fix stops in order
- a normal-sized cup
- step 2
- the method of loci
- images stick better
- a mango that sings
- candle
- drum
- roots
- a dull white wall
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