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 needle chases a wallet; the wallet sits on an onion; the onion sings to a net; the net falls into a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) wallet (b) onion (c) coconut (d) net
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a mango that sings (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a dull white wall
- 3.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) its spelling backwards (d) nothing else
- 5.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 6.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 7.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 8.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a banana by the bus stop, a lemon by the banyan tree, a whistle by the park gate, an orange by the post box, an umbrella by the fruit cart. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) whistle (b) lemon (c) banana (d) umbrella
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 11.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 12.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 13.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear voices (b) feel rough or smooth (c) smell smoke (d) see colours
- 16.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 17.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (b) I NEED sleep (c) water in a PAN (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hands in icy water (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) seeing a glowing star (d) smelling wet earth
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) smell (b) sight (c) sound (d) taste
- 24.🗣️ 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
- 25.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a blurry shape (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a plain grey box
- 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant duck tickles an igloo; the igloo pulls an onion; the onion jumps over a lemon; the lemon crashes into a candle. Which item comes right before the onion? (a) candle (b) onion (c) duck (d) igloo
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) skin (d) eyes
- 30.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 31.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 32.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) put all at one stop (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) topic in the centre (c) all in one colour (d) topic in a corner
- 34.🗣️ In Marathi, “paay” means foot. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) chaand (c) chaabi (d) phool
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tiger by the stairs, an ant by the teacher’s desk, an orange by the classroom door, a vase by the notice board, a glass by the school gate. What did you place by the stairs? (a) glass (b) vase (c) orange (d) tiger
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a nest by the swing, a glass by the post box, an orange by the park gate, a kettle by the banyan tree, a duck by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) kettle (b) glass (c) nest (d) orange
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose rolls into a jug; the jug sits on a drum; the drum pulls a ball; the ball falls into a needle. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) drum (b) rose (c) ball (d) needle
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant tomato bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over an apple; the apple crashes into an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a rope. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) fan (b) rope (c) apple (d) umbrella
Answer key
- onion
- a dull white wall
- step 2
- the word’s meaning
- a poor mind map
- a funny, moving one
- True
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- umbrella
- step 4
- later today and tomorrow
- False
- sight
- picture the first item
- smell smoke
- False
- funny actions
- water in a PAN
- smelling wet earth
- step 4
- step 3
- step 3
- taste
- link it to the meaning
- a bright red flying cow
- a book in a KIT bag
- igloo
- picture the first item
- ears
- choose a place you know
- choose a place you know
- add more stops
- topic in the centre
- a PIE under your foot
- step 3
- chaand
- tiger
- orange
- needle
- umbrella
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