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 keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) is spelled the same (d) means the same
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sound (b) smell (c) taste (d) sight
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a flute; the flute tickles a rope; the rope crashes into a glass; the glass sings to a jug. Which item comes right before the rope? (a) glass (b) jug (c) orange (d) flute
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle crashes into a key; the key chases a frog; the frog rolls into a doll; the doll falls into an onion. Which item comes right before the key? (a) kettle (b) doll (c) onion (d) key
- 6.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place an umpire by the teacher’s desk, a van by the stairs, a vase by the classroom door, a mirror by the library, an anchor by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) umpire (b) mirror (c) vase (d) van
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 9.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a list of words only (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a sock that smells awful
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 12.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) the main topic (c) your name (d) a small detail
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) hear voices (b) smell flowers (c) taste salty (d) smell food
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 16.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 17.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl sits on a pillow; the pillow crashes into a cat; the cat tickles a jug; the jug jumps over a tomato. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) pillow (b) tomato (c) cat (d) jug
- 18.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pale, tiny dot? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a candle; the candle jumps over an owl; the owl chases an onion; the onion crashes into an orange. Which item comes right after the candle? (a) candle (b) orange (c) tiger (d) owl
- 22.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) make seeds (c) turn into fruit (d) carries water upward
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) ears (d) tongue
- 26.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a bus made of ice (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a kite as big as a house
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle crashes into a mango; the mango sings to an anchor; the anchor tickles a jug; the jug falls into a cat. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) mango (b) cat (c) needle (d) anchor
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 29.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a plain grey box (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 31.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 32.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 33.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an ice cream by the classroom door, a rose by the stairs, a mango by the teacher’s desk, an urn by the notice board, a nest by the blackboard. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) urn (b) rose (c) mango (d) ice cream
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sound (b) taste (c) touch (d) sight
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a banana by the TV, a fan by the kitchen, a duck by the dining table, a goat by the sofa, a ball by the shoe rack. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) banana (b) duck (c) ball (d) fan
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum tickles a watch; the watch rolls into a tiger; the tiger sings to an onion; the onion crashes into a cat. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) drum (b) watch (c) onion (d) tiger
- 38.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase chases a coconut; the coconut crashes into an apple; the apple jumps over a frog; the frog tickles a goat. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) coconut (b) vase (c) frog (d) apple
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) flowers (d) roots
Answer key
- link it to the meaning
- sounds like the new word
- sight
- flute
- kettle
- a poor mind map
- van
- step 3
- put pictures at stops
- a sock that smells awful
- step 2
- the main topic
- hear voices
- a strong picture
- taste
- link it to the next item
- jug
- True
- a weak picture
- a weak picture
- owl
- fix stops in order
- step 4
- carries water upward
- eyes
- a far-off still tree
- mango
- step 4
- a plain grey box
- a CHUBBY key
- step 1
- yes, with new pictures
- a good mind map
- rose
- sound
- fan
- tiger
- a funny, moving one
- apple
- flowers
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