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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 2.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 3.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 4.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a blurry shape (d) a pencil that dances
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) ears (d) skin
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases an anchor; the anchor pulls a frog; the frog jumps over a sock; the sock sits on a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) frog (c) wallet (d) sock
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) a colour for each branch (c) topic in the centre (d) all in one colour
- 8.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a small grey dot (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 9.🏰 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
- 10.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 12.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 14.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) the pen near a cup
- 15.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a dull white wall (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 16.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: a colour for each branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 17.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet falls into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a frog; the frog chases a rope; the rope crashes into an urn. Which item comes right after the frog? (a) ice cream (b) urn (c) frog (d) rope
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) hearing a drum boom (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) tasting bitter karela
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an ant by the stairs, an onion by the classroom door, a glass by the notice board, a guava by the blackboard, an inkpot by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the guava? (a) stairs (b) blackboard (c) teacher’s desk (d) notice board
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) stroking soft fur (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hands in icy water (d) hearing a whistle
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a blurry shape (c) a mango that sings (d) a normal-sized cup
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sound (d) sight
- 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a KNOCK on the nose (b) I NEED sleep (c) a CHANDelier on the moon (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 30.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) rocket (c) honesty (d) elephant
- 31.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a kite as big as a house
- 32.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) keep it still (c) make it grey (d) make it big and funny
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place an onion by the fruit cart, a mango by the banyan tree, a van by the swing, an ant by the park gate, a parrot by the post box. Where did you place the onion? (a) banyan tree (b) swing (c) post box (d) fruit cart
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant key rolls into a wallet; the wallet falls into a coconut; the coconut tickles a guava; the guava chases a candle. Which item comes right after the key? (a) candle (b) coconut (c) guava (d) wallet
- 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) ears (d) nose
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a banana by the gate, a ball by the sofa, a duck by the TV, a mirror by the shoe rack, a radio by the door. Where did you place the duck? (a) TV (b) door (c) shoe rack (d) sofa
- 38.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant key falls into an orange; the orange sits on a bucket; the bucket crashes into a tent; the tent pulls a drum. Which item comes right after the orange? (a) tent (b) drum (c) key (d) bucket
Answer key
- step 2
- funny actions
- a weak picture
- a pencil that dances
- ears
- wallet
- all in one colour
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- put pictures at stops
- True
- step 3
- True
- hear the new word
- the pen stirring tea
- a bright red flying cow
- a good mind map
- True
- rope
- a weak picture
- choose a place you know
- step 1
- tasting bitter karela
- step 2
- blackboard
- hearing a whistle
- fix stops in order
- a mango that sings
- sight
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- honesty
- a normal-sized cup
- make it big and funny
- fruit cart
- wallet
- a cat paying a BILL
- eyes
- TV
- add more stops
- link it to the next item
- bucket
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