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.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) feel rough or smooth (c) hear a bell (d) taste salty
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 3.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen stirring tea (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) neither
- 4.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a fish lighting a MATCH (c) a flower in a POOL (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) the word in small print (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bright red flying cow
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) smelling jasmine (c) tasting salty chips (d) hearing a whistle
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) holds up the leaves (c) carries water upward (d) carries food to parts
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) topic in a corner (d) a colour for each branch
- 10.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) to make it longer (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 11.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 14.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 18.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
- 19.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) drawing maps (d) new words in a language
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) attract bees (d) carries water upward
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a tomato; the tomato rolls into a lamp; the lamp jumps over a cat; the cat tickles an ant. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) tomato (b) vase (c) cat (d) ant
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) ears (d) nose
- 23.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 24.🗣️ 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
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a tomato; the tomato crashes into a monkey; the monkey sits on a whistle; the whistle rolls into a jalebi. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) tomato (b) jalebi (c) whistle (d) banana
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a needle; the needle tickles a fan; the fan bounces onto a pencil; the pencil jumps over a watch. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) fan (b) pencil (c) coconut (d) watch
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) bhaat (c) paay (d) paani
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a list of words only (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a dull white wall
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a van by the banyan tree, a candle by the swing, a key by the slide, a ladder by the park gate, a watch by the fruit cart. What did you place by the slide? (a) key (b) candle (c) watch (d) van
- 33.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) useless (c) easier to keep (d) harder to keep
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a list of words only (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a normal-sized cup
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey bounces onto a banana; the banana falls into a kite; the kite crashes into a nest; the nest sits on a candle. Which item comes right after the monkey? (a) kite (b) candle (c) banana (d) nest
- 37.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 39.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) it uses numbers
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) means the same (d) sounds like the new word
Answer key
- taste salty
- find a sound-alike word
- the pen stirring tea
- step 3
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- a bright red flying cow
- hearing a whistle
- take in water from soil
- topic in a corner
- to keep the order
- True
- keep linking in order
- hear the new word
- step 1
- the word’s meaning
- find a sound-alike word
- a strong picture
- add more stops
- new words in a language
- attract bees
- vase
- tongue
- step 4
- hear the new word
- whistle
- watch
- step 2
- neend
- step 1
- leaves
- a giant pink elephant
- key
- easier to keep
- step 4
- a mango that sings
- banana
- funny actions
- link it to the next item
- each link leads on
- sounds like the new word
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