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.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 2.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a whistle (b) watching fireworks (c) smelling wet earth (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 3.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 4.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) roots (d) leaves
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) eyes (b) nose (c) tongue (d) ears
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder chases a flute; the flute crashes into a monkey; the monkey bounces onto a guava; the guava sings to a ball. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) ball (b) monkey (c) guava (d) flute
- 10.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) they are boring (c) words are useless (d) they need no attention
- 11.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 12.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting salty chips (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a whistle (d) tasting raw mango
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sound (b) sight (c) smell (d) taste
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 15.🗣️ 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
- 16.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it big and funny (c) keep it still (d) make it small and plain
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling wet earth (b) seeing a glowing star (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hearing a dog bark
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava bounces onto a rose; the rose pulls a jalebi; the jalebi crashes into a pencil; the pencil sings to a parrot. Which item comes right before the parrot? (a) rose (b) parrot (c) jalebi (d) pencil
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sound (b) smell (c) taste (d) touch
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 21.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 22.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a flower in a POOL (c) water in a PAN (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 23.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) turn into fruit (d) take in water from soil
- 25.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a van by the park gate, a nest by the banyan tree, an umpire by the swing, a ladder by the fruit cart, a drum by the slide. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) ladder (b) nest (c) van (d) drum
- 27.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 31.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) nose (b) elephant (c) monkey (d) mango
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut falls into an anchor; the anchor rolls into an urn; the urn jumps over a parrot; the parrot chases a van. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) urn (b) parrot (c) van (d) anchor
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio rolls into an igloo; the igloo jumps over a whistle; the whistle sits on a jug; the jug falls into an ant. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) igloo (c) radio (d) ant
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) have tiny pores (c) make food using sunlight (d) make seeds
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire rolls into a ball; the ball pulls a doll; the doll sings to a glass; the glass sits on a fan. Which item comes right after the ball? (a) ball (b) fan (c) umpire (d) doll
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet sits on a mango; the mango crashes into an onion; the onion rolls into a nest; the nest pulls an apple. Which item comes right before the mango? (a) onion (b) mango (c) wallet (d) apple
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a coconut by the banyan tree, a doll by the park gate, an igloo by the swing, a tomato by the fruit cart, a spoon by the post box. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) spoon (b) doll (c) igloo (d) coconut
Answer key
- a good mind map
- hearing a whistle
- put pictures at stops
- choose a place you know
- roots
- keep linking in order
- the word’s meaning
- eyes
- monkey
- images stick better
- yes, with new pictures
- stroking soft fur
- sound
- step 1
- link it to the meaning
- make it big and funny
- hearing a dog bark
- pencil
- touch
- step 4
- that item is lost
- a cat paying a BILL
- a weak picture
- turn into fruit
- True
- drum
- True
- step 2
- fix stops in order
- step 3
- True
- elephant
- parrot
- a weak picture
- whistle
- take in water from soil
- step 1
- doll
- wallet
- coconut
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