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.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a blurry shape (c) a far-off still tree (d) a pencil that dances
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a sock by the notice board, a ladder by the stairs, a shoe by the classroom door, a radio by the blackboard, a tent by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) shoe (b) sock (c) ladder (d) radio
- 5.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) stroking soft fur (c) hearing a drum boom (d) seeing a glowing star
- 6.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) plain lists
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant net crashes into a wallet; the wallet jumps over a whistle; the whistle rolls into an umbrella; the umbrella sits on an apple. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) whistle (b) net (c) apple (d) wallet
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe tickles a guava; the guava jumps over a drum; the drum chases a doll; the doll pulls a sock. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) guava (b) shoe (c) sock (d) doll
- 10.🏰 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
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 12.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a plain box (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 13.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 14.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) the word in small print (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a plain grey box
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a plain grey box (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan chases a duck; the duck pulls a candle; the candle bounces onto a goat; the goat tickles a banana. Which item comes right before the banana? (a) banana (b) fan (c) duck (d) goat
- 17.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see colours” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) sounds like the new word (d) is spelled the same
- 19.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 20.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a SACK full of sugar (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a KNOCK on the nose
- 21.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 23.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 24.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) make seeds (c) take in water from soil (d) holds up the leaves
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a mirror by the kitchen, an ice cream by the bed, a duck by the dining table, a frog by the sofa, a mango by the TV. What did you place by the dining table? (a) duck (b) frog (c) mirror (d) mango
- 28.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hands in icy water (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 29.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🗣️ 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
- 31.True or false: “tiny, cramped writing” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 33.🗣️ In Hindi, “baadal” means cloud. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a DOLL with big eyes (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a BATTLE in the clouds
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) mango (b) key (c) water (d) fish
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “green, flat and thin” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sight (b) smell (c) sound (d) touch
- 39.🗣️ 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
- 40.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
Answer key
- False
- the word’s meaning
- a pencil that dances
- radio
- tasting bitter karela
- funny actions
- step 3
- net
- sock
- yes, with new pictures
- a weak picture
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- False
- a sock that smells awful
- a kite as big as a house
- goat
- True
- sounds like the new word
- fix stops in order
- a monkey in a BAND
- step 2
- step 3
- a good mind map
- False
- take in water from soil
- a strong picture
- duck
- hearing a drum boom
- False
- link it to the meaning
- True
- a poor mind map
- a BATTLE in the clouds
- step 2
- step 4
- water
- leaves
- touch
- find a sound-alike word
- step 4
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