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 pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 2.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a violin by the stairs, a sock by the classroom door, a kettle by the blackboard, a net by the notice board, a doll by the teacher’s desk. Where did you place the kettle? (a) classroom door (b) blackboard (c) notice board (d) stairs
- 3.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) easier to keep (b) useless (c) too slow (d) harder to keep
- 4.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) nothing at all (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) a blank page
- 6.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a list of words only (c) a bus made of ice (d) the word in small print
- 7.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) tasting salty chips (c) seeing a glowing star (d) smelling jasmine
- 8.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting raw mango (b) smelling wet earth (c) hands in icy water (d) watching fireworks
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is always in Hindi (c) is spelled the same (d) sounds like the new word
- 13.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 14.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 17.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant sings to an ice cream; the ice cream chases a lamp; the lamp pulls a tent; the tent crashes into a doll. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) ant (b) ice cream (c) lamp (d) doll
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) the word in small print (b) a plain grey box (c) a list of words only (d) a mango that sings
- 22.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 24.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or put pictures at stops? (a) choose a place you know (b) put pictures at stops
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger rolls into an anchor; the anchor sings to a doll; the doll falls into a flute; the flute tickles a sock. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) sock (b) flute (c) anchor (d) tiger
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a far-off still tree (c) a mango that sings (d) a bus made of ice
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a coconut by the playground, a fan by the blackboard, an anchor by the library, an onion by the teacher’s desk, a spoon by the classroom door. Where did you place the spoon? (a) teacher’s desk (b) classroom door (c) blackboard (d) library
- 29.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) your name (c) a small detail (d) the main topic
- 30.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) read a new list (c) start from nowhere (d) guess
- 31.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) the word in small print (c) a list of words only (d) a mango that sings
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) a random colour (c) its spelling backwards (d) the word’s meaning
- 33.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) no picture at all
- 34.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) taste sour (b) read words (c) hear music (d) feel hot and cold
- 36.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a plain grey box
- 37.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) new words in a language (c) long numbers (d) adding sums
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a list of words only (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 39.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
Answer key
- a weak picture
- blackboard
- easier to keep
- True
- a bird leaving a cage
- a bus made of ice
- tasting salty chips
- add more stops
- step 4
- step 2
- tasting raw mango
- sounds like the new word
- yes, with new pictures
- False
- link it to the next item
- keep linking in order
- False
- hear the new word
- ice cream
- flowers
- a mango that sings
- step 1
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- tiger
- link it to the next item
- a far-off still tree
- classroom door
- the main topic
- replay the story
- a mango that sings
- the word’s meaning
- a funny, moving one
- False
- taste sour
- a plain grey box
- new words in a language
- a list of words only
- later today and tomorrow
- hear the new word
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