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 ice cream sings to a key; the key falls into a drum; the drum jumps over a flute; the flute crashes into an orange. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) drum (b) flute (c) key (d) ice cream
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sight (d) sound
- 4.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) your name (c) the main topic (d) the date
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 7.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 8.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) no reason (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant rope rolls into a bucket; the bucket tickles a ball; the ball pulls a tomato; the tomato crashes into a rose. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) rope (b) rose (c) ball (d) bucket
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) grow under the ground (c) carries food to parts (d) holds up the leaves
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a banana by the swing, an onion by the park gate, a fan by the slide, a frog by the bench, a tent by the fruit cart. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) onion (b) fan (c) tent (d) frog
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 18.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) the word in small print (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a normal-sized cup
- 20.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sings to a van; the van pulls an igloo; the igloo tickles a frog; the frog chases a whistle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) van (c) igloo (d) urn
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 23.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) tasting salty chips (d) hearing a whistle
- 27.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 28.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) they need no attention (c) they are boring (d) words are useless
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) skin (d) ears
- 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a tree on a note PAD (b) a MAZE on a table (c) I NEED sleep (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass rolls into an owl; the owl sits on a ladder; the ladder bounces onto a tent; the tent jumps over a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) duck (b) owl (c) tent (d) glass
- 33.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 35.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) topic in a corner (d) lines that link ideas
- 36.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a giant pink elephant
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) green, flat and thin (c) grow under the ground (d) holds up the leaves
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on a rope; the rope tickles a tomato; the tomato rolls into a frog; the frog pulls a rose. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) ant (c) rose (d) tomato
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 40.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) rocket (d) honesty
Answer key
- flute
- step 1
- taste
- the main topic
- step 2
- step 2
- one you know very well
- to keep the order
- step 4
- funny actions
- bucket
- grow under the ground
- step 2
- hear the new word
- step 1
- tent
- keep linking in order
- step 4
- a frog wearing a crown
- False
- igloo
- hear the new word
- that item is lost
- sight
- fix stops in order
- tasting salty chips
- the pen stirring tea
- images stick better
- eyes
- I NEED sleep
- flowers
- tent
- choose a place you know
- hear the new word
- lines that link ideas
- a list of words only
- holds up the leaves
- tomato
- a weak picture
- honesty
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