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 kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 2.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you know very well (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) a blank wall
- 3.🗣️ In Hindi, “haathi” means elephant. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BAT made of rice (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 6.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I AM eating a mango (b) a MAZE on a table (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling wet earth (b) smelling jasmine (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a whistle
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a bucket by the TV, a rope by the shoe rack, a nest by the gate, a pencil by the door, a vase by the sofa. What did you place by the gate? (a) rope (b) pencil (c) nest (d) vase
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a violin by the stairs, a fan by the teacher’s desk, a banana by the library, a radio by the classroom door, an inkpot by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) fan (b) radio (c) violin (d) banana
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a flute by the dining table, a frog by the sofa, an onion by the kitchen, a kettle by the shoe rack, a candle by the TV. What did you place by the sofa? (a) kettle (b) frog (c) candle (d) onion
- 11.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) the main topic (c) your name (d) the date
- 12.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they are boring (b) they need no attention (c) words are useless (d) images stick better
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling a stinky sock (b) hearing a whistle (c) hearing a dog bark (d) stroking soft fur
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a drum by the classroom door, a rose by the stairs, an igloo by the teacher’s desk, a watch by the notice board, a lamp by the school gate. Where did you place the watch? (a) school gate (b) teacher’s desk (c) stairs (d) notice board
- 16.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) only for numbers
- 17.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) long numbers
- 18.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 19.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 22.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) too slow (b) harder to keep (c) useless (d) easier to keep
- 23.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 24.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) never again (d) after a year
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot chases a pillow; the pillow crashes into an owl; the owl pulls an umbrella. Which item comes right before the owl? (a) pillow (b) umbrella (c) owl (d) parrot
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) carries food to parts (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries water upward
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) stroking soft fur (b) smelling jasmine (c) tasting raw mango (d) hearing a drum boom
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a BAT made of rice (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a goat by the park gate, an ice cream by the fruit cart, a parrot by the banyan tree, a drum by the post box, a doll by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ice cream (b) parrot (c) drum (d) goat
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite jumps over a nest; the nest tickles a kettle; the kettle pulls an anchor; the anchor sits on an igloo. Which item comes right after the kettle? (a) anchor (b) kite (c) igloo (d) nest
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 35.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) colour it again (c) frame it (d) redraw it from memory
- 36.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 37.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 38.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 39.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- a strong picture
- one you know very well
- an elephant with HOT tea
- keep linking in order
- step 3
- I AM eating a mango
- hearing a whistle
- nest
- violin
- frog
- the main topic
- images stick better
- a strong picture
- stroking soft fur
- notice board
- yes, with new pictures
- new words in a language
- step 2
- step 1
- funny actions
- step 2
- easier to keep
- to keep the order
- later today and tomorrow
- pillow
- green, flat and thin
- roots
- hearing a drum boom
- flowers
- a tree on a note PAD
- parrot
- step 3
- anchor
- picture the first item
- redraw it from memory
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- True
- False
- False
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