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 sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) touch (b) smell (c) taste (d) sound
- 2.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a shoe by the library, a flute by the blackboard, a fan by the playground, a jug by the classroom door, an urn by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) fan (b) shoe (c) urn (d) jug
- 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) a MAZE on a table (c) water in a PAN (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “holds up the leaves” go on? (a) leaves (b) flowers (c) roots (d) stem
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a pencil by the park gate, a doll by the post box, a ladder by the banyan tree, a spoon by the fruit cart, a flute by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) flute (b) spoon (c) pencil (d) ladder
- 15.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an urn by the bed, a ladder by the kitchen, a pencil by the sofa, a monkey by the dining table, a glass by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) urn (b) monkey (c) pencil (d) ladder
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a spoon by the bed, a lemon by the sofa, a jeep by the TV, a watch by the kitchen, a coconut by the dining table. What did you place by the dining table? (a) lemon (b) coconut (c) watch (d) spoon
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 19.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) chaabi (b) chaand (c) mez (d) aai
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 21.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) the date (d) your name
- 22.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 23.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) the word in small print
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire chases a rope; the rope sings to a guava; the guava tickles a jug; the jug jumps over an onion. Which item comes right after the rope? (a) guava (b) jug (c) rope (d) umpire
- 27.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a KNOCK on the nose (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 28.🗣️ 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
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see colours (b) smell smoke (c) see shapes (d) feel hot and cold
- 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) replay the story (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a wallet by the teacher’s desk, a doll by the notice board, an umbrella by the school gate, a rose by the classroom door, a needle by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) wallet (b) rose (c) needle (d) doll
- 33.🔗 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
- 34.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 37.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a giant pink elephant
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) sakhar (c) aam (d) phool
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava sings to a candle; the candle falls into a drum; the drum sits on a watch; the watch bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) watch (b) candle (c) drum (d) guava
Answer key
- taste
- a strong picture
- hear the new word
- a strong picture
- step 4
- step 1
- add more stops
- yes, with new pictures
- step 1
- urn
- a monkey in a BAND
- stem
- to keep the order
- ladder
- choose a place you know
- ladder
- coconut
- link it to the meaning
- chaand
- a weak picture
- the main topic
- False
- False
- choose a place you know
- a bright red flying cow
- guava
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- step 2
- feel hot and cold
- replay the story
- keep linking in order
- rose
- link it to the next item
- that item is lost
- link it to the next item
- keep linking in order
- a list of words only
- fix stops in order
- sakhar
- guava
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