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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant mango tickles a candle; the candle sings to a rope; the rope crashes into a guava; the guava rolls into a flute. Which item comes right before the candle? (a) rope (b) mango (c) guava (d) candle
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) dola (c) shala (d) chaand
- 5.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a van by the bench, a watch by the fruit cart, an apple by the park gate, a doll by the slide, a tent by the swing. What did you place by the bench? (a) tent (b) van (c) apple (d) watch
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant pillow pulls a mango; the mango falls into an ant; the ant tickles a glass; the glass chases a monkey. Which item comes right before the ant? (a) pillow (b) glass (c) mango (d) monkey
- 7.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 11.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting raw mango (b) smelling wet earth (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) stroking soft fur
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a watch by the banyan tree, a mirror by the park gate, a kite by the post box, a drum by the swing, a monkey by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) monkey (b) drum (c) kite (d) watch
- 13.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe rolls into an anchor; the anchor tickles a doll; the doll pulls a parrot; the parrot chases a goat. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) goat (b) doll (c) shoe (d) parrot
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a drum by the dining table, an anchor by the shoe rack, an inkpot by the TV, a rope by the door, a parrot by the sofa. What did you place by the sofa? (a) rope (b) anchor (c) inkpot (d) parrot
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) carries food to parts (c) take in water from soil (d) make seeds
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a candle by the stairs, a lamp by the teacher’s desk, an apple by the classroom door, a fan by the school gate, an umbrella by the notice board. What did you place by the stairs? (a) umbrella (b) lamp (c) apple (d) candle
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a bus made of ice
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) stroking soft fur (d) hearing a dog bark
- 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) is spelled the same (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 21.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) honesty (b) rocket (c) elephant (d) banana
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a drum boom (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a SACK full of sugar”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) aai (c) sakhar (d) billi
- 25.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 27.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a plain grey box
- 28.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) the date (c) the main topic (d) a small detail
- 29.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 30.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) paani (c) machhli (d) billi
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor pulls a mirror; the mirror tickles an umpire; the umpire rolls into a goat; the goat falls into a spoon. Which item comes right after the mirror? (a) mirror (b) spoon (c) anchor (d) umpire
- 33.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) smell (b) taste (c) sound (d) touch
- 35.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) the word in small print
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 37.🏰 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
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) moon (b) mango (c) key (d) tree
- 39.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion jumps over a pencil; the pencil bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a mango; the mango pulls a vase. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) bucket (b) onion (c) vase (d) pencil
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- mango
- step 4
- kitaab
- van
- mango
- each link leads on
- a weak picture
- step 3
- picture the first item
- stroking soft fur
- monkey
- True
- doll
- parrot
- make seeds
- candle
- a far-off still tree
- seeing a red kite fly
- sounds like the new word
- honesty
- step 1
- feeling a prickly cactus
- sakhar
- the method of loci
- picture the first item
- a plain grey box
- the main topic
- step 3
- True
- machhli
- umpire
- the pen stirring tea
- sound
- the word in small print
- put pictures at stops
- choose a place you know
- moon
- a funny, moving one
- vase
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