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 school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a net by the teacher’s desk, a wallet by the playground, an inkpot by the blackboard, a jeep by the library, a fan by the classroom door. Where did you place the wallet? (a) teacher’s desk (b) library (c) classroom door (d) playground
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 3.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
- 4.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) words are useless (c) they are boring (d) images stick better
- 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 7.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear voices” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass falls into a whistle; the whistle crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream bounces onto a radio; the radio sits on an umbrella. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) umbrella (b) radio (c) ice cream (d) whistle
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) stem
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a duck by the TV, an ice cream by the door, a tomato by the shoe rack, a nest by the gate, a tent by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) nest (b) duck (c) tent (d) tomato
- 12.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a mango that sings (d) a list of words only
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) means the same
- 14.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) the word in small print (d) a pencil that dances
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) ideas with no links (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) lines that link ideas
- 17.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a lamp by the post box, a jug by the fruit cart, a rope by the park gate, a mirror by the banyan tree, a net by the bus stop. What did you place by the bus stop? (a) lamp (b) jug (c) net (d) mirror
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 22.🗣️ 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
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a net by the shoe rack, a kettle by the TV, a fan by the sofa, an ice cream by the dining table, a kite by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) kettle (b) net (c) ice cream (d) fan
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a rose by the library, an urn by the blackboard, a tiger by the teacher’s desk, a parrot by the playground, a shoe by the classroom door. What did you place by the library? (a) shoe (b) parrot (c) rose (d) urn
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) naak (b) dola (c) baadal (d) aai
- 27.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) one you know very well (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
- 28.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling wet earth (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) hearing a dog bark
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a kettle by the shoe rack, a rope by the dining table, a tomato by the door, a nest by the TV, an umpire by the sofa. Where did you place the rope? (a) sofa (b) door (c) TV (d) dining table
- 31.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 32.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a list of words only (d) a bus made of ice
- 33.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a dull white wall
- 36.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) numbers
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) read words (b) taste salty (c) smell smoke (d) feel rough or smooth
- 38.🔗 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
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) long sentences (b) topic in the centre (c) one key word per branch (d) small doodles
Answer key
- playground
- a strong picture
- a funny, moving one
- images stick better
- new words in a language
- a strong picture
- True
- whistle
- hear the new word
- flowers
- tomato
- a mango that sings
- sounds like the new word
- a pencil that dances
- step 4
- lines that link ideas
- False
- net
- sight
- a good mind map
- step 4
- link it to the meaning
- kettle
- rose
- stem
- aai
- one you know very well
- hear the new word
- smelling wet earth
- dining table
- False
- a list of words only
- later today and tomorrow
- keep linking in order
- a sock that smells awful
- funny actions
- taste salty
- link it to the next item
- fix stops in order
- long sentences
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