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 is the odd one out? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a blurry shape (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a jeep by the fruit cart, a bucket by the swing, a shoe by the banyan tree, an owl by the slide, an orange by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) shoe (b) jeep (c) orange (d) bucket
- 4.🗣️ 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
- 5.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 6.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) no reason (d) it looks nice
- 7.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot chases a sock; the sock sings to an ant; the ant falls into a rope; the rope sits on a tent. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ant (b) sock (c) tent (d) rope
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) make seeds (c) turn into fruit (d) have tiny pores
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is spelled the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a pencil that dances (c) a plain grey box (d) a bright red flying cow
- 17.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting salty chips (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) tasting bitter karela (d) hearing a dog bark
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a dull white wall (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a plain grey box
- 19.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) new words in a language (b) adding sums (c) drawing maps (d) long numbers
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 22.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pencil that dances
- 23.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch crashes into a bucket; the bucket chases a tiger; the tiger bounces onto a pencil; the pencil sits on a van. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) van (b) watch (c) bucket (d) pencil
- 26.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a giant pink elephant
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) touch (b) sound (c) taste (d) smell
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a spoon by the banyan tree, a rope by the bus stop, a jug by the post box, a pillow by the park gate, a wallet by the fruit cart. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) jug (b) rope (c) wallet (d) pillow
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a mango that sings (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 33.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a list of words only (c) a dull white wall (d) a mango that sings
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a dull white wall (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a sock that smells awful
- 37.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) smelling wet earth (b) tasting salty chips (c) hearing a whistle (d) hands in icy water
- 40.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a laughing tiffin box
- step 1
- jeep
- hear the new word
- the pen stirring tea
- to keep the order
- a good mind map
- step 1
- sock
- have tiny pores
- step 3
- sounds like the new word
- choose a place you know
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- a plain grey box
- smelling a stinky sock
- a kite as big as a house
- new words in a language
- a strong picture
- find a sound-alike word
- a far-off still tree
- add more stops
- stem
- bucket
- True
- link it to the next item
- a plain grey box
- taste
- picture the first item
- wallet
- a blurry shape
- False
- link it to the meaning
- a mango that sings
- a dull white wall
- False
- step 1
- tasting salty chips
- True
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