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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) holds up the leaves (b) green, flat and thin (c) turn into fruit (d) make seeds
- 3.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) rocket (b) honesty (c) elephant (d) banana
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tiger by the shoe rack, a candle by the door, a sock by the TV, a pillow by the sofa, a mirror by the gate. What did you place by the sofa? (a) mirror (b) candle (c) tiger (d) pillow
- 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet pulls a pencil; the pencil chases a cat; the cat crashes into an orange; the orange sits on a lemon. Which item comes right before the lemon? (a) lemon (b) pencil (c) cat (d) orange
- 8.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a plain grey box (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a giant pink elephant
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sits on an umpire; the umpire rolls into a tomato; the tomato pulls a tent; the tent sings to a rope. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) umpire (b) tomato (c) rope (d) ant
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger crashes into a rose; the rose bounces onto a guava; the guava chases a van; the van tickles a coconut. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) van (b) guava (c) rose (d) tiger
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) its spelling backwards
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) turn into fruit (c) take in water from soil (d) make seeds
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) mango (b) elephant (c) key (d) flower
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 22.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 23.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a plain grey box (c) a mango that sings (d) a sock that smells awful
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a pencil by the classroom door, a whistle by the blackboard, a duck by the notice board, a radio by the teacher’s desk, a nest by the stairs. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) nest (b) whistle (c) pencil (d) duck
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a jeep by the classroom door, a ball by the library, a violin by the teacher’s desk, a needle by the stairs, an inkpot by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) inkpot (b) violin (c) jeep (d) ball
- 27.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 28.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) the word in small print (c) a list of words only (d) a far-off still tree
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a tiger by the library, a spoon by the classroom door, a bucket by the teacher’s desk, a tomato by the stairs, a cat by the blackboard. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) spoon (b) tiger (c) tomato (d) cat
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a rose; the rose pulls a lamp; the lamp falls into a ladder; the ladder sings to a tiger. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) guava (b) rose (c) tiger (d) ladder
- 32.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 33.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) redraw it from memory (c) frame it (d) colour it again
- 34.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a mango that sings (d) a plain grey box
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a glass by the dining table, a tomato by the shoe rack, a sock by the door, a ladder by the TV, a whistle by the sofa. What did you place by the door? (a) tomato (b) ladder (c) glass (d) sock
- 37.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a small grey dot (d) the word “umbrella”
- 38.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) turn into fruit
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lamp by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the notice board, an apple by the school gate, an orange by the classroom door, a violin by the stairs. Where did you place the lamp? (a) classroom door (b) teacher’s desk (c) stairs (d) school gate
Answer key
- a strong picture
- holds up the leaves
- honesty
- pillow
- new words in a language
- keep linking in order
- orange
- a giant pink elephant
- step 1
- leaves
- ant
- step 3
- guava
- taste
- link it to the next item
- the word’s meaning
- step 4
- stem
- take in water from soil
- mango
- step 3
- False
- a plain grey box
- pencil
- choose a place you know
- jeep
- a laughing tiffin box
- a bright red flying cow
- spoon
- step 4
- rose
- False
- redraw it from memory
- hear the new word
- a mango that sings
- sock
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- yes, with new pictures
- turn into fruit
- teacher’s desk
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