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 whistle tickles an igloo; the igloo jumps over a frog; the frog crashes into a cat; the cat falls into a bucket. Which item comes right before the cat? (a) cat (b) whistle (c) frog (d) igloo
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest pulls a van; the van jumps over an urn; the urn sings to a banana; the banana crashes into a lamp. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) urn (b) banana (c) lamp (d) nest
- 3.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 4.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a funny, moving one (d) a plain, still one
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) stroking soft fur (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) hearing a drum boom (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 8.🏰 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
- 9.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a flower in a POOL
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 14.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 15.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
- 16.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) one you never saw (c) a blank wall (d) a random new city
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.🏰 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
- 20.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) the method of loci (c) chunking (d) the rhyme method
- 21.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a vase; the vase chases a tomato; the tomato sits on a drum; the drum falls into a goat. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) goat (b) vase (c) drum (d) needle
- 23.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) smell (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make food using sunlight (b) make seeds (c) hold the plant firm (d) holds up the leaves
- 25.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) turn into fruit (b) make food using sunlight (c) grow under the ground (d) green, flat and thin
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place an umbrella by the blackboard, a mango by the teacher’s desk, a ball by the library, a guava by the playground, a violin by the classroom door. Where did you place the umbrella? (a) playground (b) blackboard (c) library (d) classroom door
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an igloo by the kitchen, a coconut by the dining table, a doll by the bed, a pencil by the TV, a duck by the sofa. Where did you place the doll? (a) TV (b) dining table (c) kitchen (d) bed
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a mango that sings (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pencil that dances
- 30.🗣️ 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
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a key by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the classroom door, an umpire by the notice board, a whistle by the school gate, a ladder by the stairs. What did you place by the notice board? (a) whistle (b) tomato (c) umpire (d) key
- 32.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 33.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a radio by the park gate, a rope by the swing, a pillow by the fruit cart, an inkpot by the post box, a candle by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) candle (b) rope (c) pillow (d) radio
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 35.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 36.🔗 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
- 37.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hands in icy water (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hearing a dog bark (d) smelling jasmine
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a coconut; the coconut chases an owl; the owl bounces onto a doll; the doll sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) banana (b) owl (c) coconut (d) doll
Answer key
- frog
- nest
- each link leads on
- a funny, moving one
- step 3
- the word’s meaning
- seeing a red kite fly
- choose a place you know
- step 3
- a book in a KIT bag
- step 1
- fix stops in order
- step 4
- step 2
- later today and tomorrow
- one you know very well
- link it to the next item
- sounds like the new word
- choose a place you know
- the method of loci
- put pictures at stops
- vase
- taste
- hold the plant firm
- yes, with new pictures
- grow under the ground
- blackboard
- bed
- a far-off still tree
- find a sound-alike word
- umpire
- that item is lost
- rope
- a strong picture
- a good mind map
- link it to the next item
- hands in icy water
- a strong picture
- step 2
- coconut
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