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.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 2.🔗 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
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 5.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) have tiny pores (c) make food using sunlight (d) take in water from soil
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) skin (d) eyes
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a ladder by the fruit cart, a net by the park gate, a jalebi by the swing, a kite by the banyan tree, a guava by the post box. Where did you place the kite? (a) fruit cart (b) post box (c) swing (d) banyan tree
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe crashes into a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a bucket; the bucket tickles a key; the key jumps over a guava. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) bucket (b) guava (c) shoe (d) key
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a goat; the goat tickles a kettle; the kettle rolls into a duck; the duck jumps over a wallet. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) wallet (b) frog (c) kettle (d) duck
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) nothing else
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a normal-sized cup
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) fish (b) mango (c) nose (d) table
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 21.🏰 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
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck pulls a jug; the jug rolls into an apple; the apple crashes into a rose; the rose tickles a vase. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) apple (b) jug (c) duck (d) rose
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste salty (b) hear a bell (c) see shapes (d) feel rough or smooth
- 26.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) small doodles (c) copying a whole page (d) topic in a corner
- 27.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) the word in small print (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a blurry shape
- 28.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) they need no attention (c) images stick better (d) they are boring
- 29.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 30.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an ice cream by the library, a lamp by the playground, a tiger by the classroom door, a vase by the blackboard, an urn by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) vase (b) tiger (c) ice cream (d) lamp
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into a jeep; the jeep bounces onto a tiger; the tiger tickles a lemon; the lemon rolls into an onion. Which item comes right after the jeep? (a) onion (b) jeep (c) tiger (d) lemon
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 36.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) a random new city
- 37.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) both the same (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) moon (b) cat (c) key (d) fish
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
Answer key
- yes, with new pictures
- link it to the next item
- step 1
- step 2
- a good mind map
- step 4
- step 2
- take in water from soil
- skin
- banyan tree
- bucket
- roots
- wallet
- the word’s meaning
- keep linking in order
- choose a place you know
- a normal-sized cup
- mango
- find a sound-alike word
- step 3
- fix stops in order
- picture the first item
- smell
- rose
- hear a bell
- small doodles
- a kite as big as a house
- images stick better
- fix stops in order
- a strong picture
- keep linking in order
- lamp
- tiger
- add more stops
- step 4
- one you know very well
- the pen stirring tea
- choose a place you know
- key
- sounds like the new word
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