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 nest crashes into a frog; the frog rolls into a ladder; the ladder chases a glass; the glass pulls a jalebi. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) jalebi (b) frog (c) glass (d) ladder
- 2.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) harder to keep (b) easier to keep (c) too slow (d) useless
- 3.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 4.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) one key word per branch (c) long sentences (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) feel rough or smooth (b) feel a light touch (c) feel hot and cold (d) taste sour
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear music (b) see colours (c) taste sweet (d) hear a bell
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) stem
- 12.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a drum by the classroom door, a glass by the library, a rose by the blackboard, a watch by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) flute (b) drum (c) glass (d) watch
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) bandar (c) paani (d) phool
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) eyes (d) ears
- 22.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 23.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) they need no attention (c) words are useless (d) images stick better
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an anchor by the fruit cart, a ladder by the swing, a kite by the park gate, an orange by the banyan tree, a bucket by the slide. Where did you place the orange? (a) park gate (b) banyan tree (c) fruit cart (d) swing
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tiger by the sofa, a frog by the kitchen, a doll by the shoe rack, a jeep by the TV, a guava by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) jeep (b) tiger (c) guava (d) doll
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) long sentences (c) all in one colour (d) lines that link ideas
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) hands in icy water (d) seeing a glowing star
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 30.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent crashes into a guava; the guava pulls a needle; the needle jumps over a jug; the jug sings to a tomato. Which item comes right after the guava? (a) guava (b) jug (c) needle (d) tent
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi bounces onto a jug; the jug jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot sits on an anchor; the anchor pulls an onion. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) jug (b) inkpot (c) onion (d) anchor
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) sight
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling wet earth (b) tasting raw mango (c) watching fireworks (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 39.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
Answer key
- frog
- easier to keep
- True
- yes, with new pictures
- find a sound-alike word
- one key word per branch
- taste sour
- keep linking in order
- step 2
- see colours
- leaves
- replay the story
- watch
- flowers
- step 3
- phool
- step 1
- hear the new word
- an elephant with HOT tea
- step 1
- ears
- a weak picture
- images stick better
- roots
- banyan tree
- doll
- lines that link ideas
- tasting bitter karela
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- True
- needle
- make food using sunlight
- onion
- touch
- a strong picture
- put pictures at stops
- tasting raw mango
- each link leads on
- a weak picture
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