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 memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) watching fireworks (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hands in icy water (d) smelling wet earth
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sight (b) taste (c) touch (d) sound
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “take in water from soil” go on? (a) leaves (b) stem (c) flowers (d) roots
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel a light touch” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) tongue (d) ears
- 7.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to keep the order (c) to make it longer (d) no reason
- 8.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 9.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) skip 5 items (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) use no route
- 10.🗣️ 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
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 12.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a pencil that dances (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a bucket by the blackboard, an inkpot by the classroom door, a ladder by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the library, a lemon by the playground. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) inkpot (b) lemon (c) ladder (d) pencil
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor falls into a goat; the goat sings to a net; the net rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on a ladder. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) ladder (b) goat (c) umbrella (d) net
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 20.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) harder to keep (c) easier to keep (d) too slow
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) aam (c) bandar (d) neend
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan sits on a coconut; the coconut crashes into an anchor; the anchor rolls into a violin; the violin pulls a banana. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) coconut (b) banana (c) fan (d) violin
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) tasting salty chips (c) hearing a drum boom (d) watching fireworks
- 24.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 25.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) your name (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “neend” means sleep. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a BAT made of rice (c) I AM eating a mango (d) I NEED sleep
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn crashes into an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a rose; the rose jumps over a cat; the cat falls into a kettle. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) cat (b) igloo (c) urn (d) kettle
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) watching fireworks (c) hands in icy water (d) tasting salty chips
- 32.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a watch; the watch chases a vase; the vase rolls into a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) vase (b) watch (c) ice cream (d) ladder
- 35.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 36.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a bird leaving a cage (b) nothing at all (c) a blank page (d) the letters only
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a parrot; the parrot sings to a rope; the rope crashes into a fan; the fan falls into an umbrella. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) onion (b) umbrella (c) rope (d) parrot
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) key (c) cloud (d) rice
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp falls into a cat; the cat sings to an igloo; the igloo pulls a ladder; the ladder crashes into a watch. Which item comes right after the lamp? (a) igloo (b) cat (c) lamp (d) watch
Answer key
- smelling wet earth
- sound
- sounds like the new word
- roots
- step 4
- skin
- to keep the order
- each link leads on
- add more stops
- hear the new word
- a strong picture
- a far-off still tree
- put pictures at stops
- stem
- pencil
- step 4
- keep linking in order
- umbrella
- step 1
- easier to keep
- phool
- banana
- watching fireworks
- new words in a language
- the main topic
- step 1
- I NEED sleep
- igloo
- step 3
- step 4
- hands in icy water
- a good mind map
- a strong picture
- ice cream
- step 2
- a bird leaving a cage
- a strong picture
- umbrella
- water
- cat
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