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.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it uses numbers (c) stories are short (d) it rhymes
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a bus made of ice (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a bright red flying cow
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant jalebi sings to a net; the net pulls a watch; the watch falls into a lamp; the lamp chases an apple. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) jalebi (b) net (c) apple (d) lamp
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 6.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) colour it again (c) frame it (d) redraw it from memory
- 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 8.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a list of words only (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a blurry shape
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) mother (b) nose (c) mango (d) water
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make seeds (b) hold the plant firm (c) carries water upward (d) carries food to parts
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) machhli (c) naak (d) mez
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a pencil that dances (c) a bus made of ice (d) a giant pink elephant
- 17.🏰 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
- 18.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place an anchor by the TV, a frog by the shoe rack, a radio by the sofa, a bucket by the kitchen, a drum by the dining table. What did you place by the TV? (a) bucket (b) drum (c) frog (d) anchor
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) ears (d) skin
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a bus made of ice (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a bright red flying cow
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a candle; the candle sits on a jug; the jug chases a ball; the ball bounces onto a tiger. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) tiger (b) candle (c) ball (d) jug
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) the word in small print (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a blurry shape
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) nose (b) skin (c) ears (d) eyes
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) make seeds
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) nose (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) ears
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 31.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) fish (b) moon (c) sleep (d) mother
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) green, flat and thin (d) carries food to parts
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a ball by the park gate, an owl by the swing, a mirror by the banyan tree, an orange by the fruit cart, a rose by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ball (b) owl (c) mirror (d) rose
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a bucket by the classroom door, a sock by the teacher’s desk, a radio by the stairs, a pillow by the notice board, a wallet by the school gate. Where did you place the sock? (a) teacher’s desk (b) school gate (c) notice board (d) classroom door
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 38.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a mango that sings (c) a far-off still tree (d) the word in small print
- 39.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 40.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) colours only (c) plain lists (d) funny actions
Answer key
- each link leads on
- a list of words only
- hear the new word
- apple
- step 3
- redraw it from memory
- replay the story
- a bright red flying cow
- water
- fix stops in order
- later today and tomorrow
- hold the plant firm
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- machhli
- a normal-sized cup
- choose a place you know
- the method of loci
- anchor
- tongue
- step 3
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- a far-off still tree
- jug
- step 4
- a kite as big as a house
- ears
- green, flat and thin
- eyes
- step 4
- yes, with new pictures
- sleep
- hear the new word
- carries food to parts
- ball
- teacher’s desk
- picture the first item
- a mango that sings
- step 4
- funny actions
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