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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a violin by the dining table, a banana by the shoe rack, a rope by the door, a pillow by the TV, an orange by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) violin (b) banana (c) rope (d) pillow
- 2.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only for numbers (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 4.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) plain lists
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an umbrella by the blackboard, a watch by the playground, a vase by the library, a kettle by the teacher’s desk, a drum by the classroom door. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) vase (b) umbrella (c) watch (d) drum
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 12.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) feel hot and cold (c) hear voices (d) smell flowers
- 15.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) each link leads on
- 16.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 19.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a sock that smells awful
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) details on small twigs (c) a colour for each branch (d) long sentences
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a cat; the cat rolls into a frog; the frog crashes into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a ladder. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) frog (b) inkpot (c) cat (d) ladder
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) water (b) rice (c) cloud (d) tree
- 23.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) they are boring (c) words are useless (d) images stick better
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a ball by the park gate, an apple by the fruit cart, a parrot by the banyan tree, an owl by the post box, a kettle by the bus stop. What did you place by the bus stop? (a) owl (b) ball (c) kettle (d) parrot
- 25.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a PIE under your foot (d) I AM eating a mango
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 27.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) mango (b) school (c) elephant (d) monkey
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 29.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you know very well (c) a random new city (d) one you never saw
- 30.🏰 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
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) carries water upward (d) hold the plant firm
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass jumps over a tiger; the tiger crashes into a vase; the vase tickles a jeep; the jeep sits on an umpire. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) vase (b) glass (c) tiger (d) umpire
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog jumps over a monkey; the monkey crashes into an igloo; the igloo pulls an ice cream; the ice cream tickles a drum. Which item comes right before the monkey? (a) ice cream (b) igloo (c) frog (d) monkey
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle bounces onto a rope; the rope tickles an ant; the ant rolls into a tomato; the tomato sings to a needle. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) needle (c) kettle (d) ant
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a guava by the stairs, a duck by the classroom door, a rope by the school gate, a shoe by the notice board, a drum by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the duck? (a) teacher’s desk (b) notice board (c) school gate (d) classroom door
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a BAT made of rice”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) bhaat (c) kitaab (d) aai
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) see shapes (b) hear a bell (c) feel a light touch (d) hear music
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a far-off still tree (c) a dull white wall (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 40.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) topic in a corner (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) long sentences (d) details on small twigs
Answer key
- pillow
- False
- yes, with new pictures
- True
- step 2
- funny actions
- drum
- step 1
- sounds like the new word
- step 2
- a strong picture
- touch
- put pictures at stops
- taste sweet
- each link leads on
- True
- fix stops in order
- step 3
- a pale, tiny dot
- long sentences
- frog
- cloud
- images stick better
- kettle
- a cat paying a BILL
- picture the first item
- mango
- link it to the next item
- one you know very well
- choose a place you know
- carries water upward
- umpire
- frog
- rope
- classroom door
- bhaat
- see shapes
- a frog wearing a crown
- picture the first item
- details on small twigs
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