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 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
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl jumps over a fan; the fan pulls a violin; the violin chases a vase; the vase rolls into a parrot. Which item comes right after the fan? (a) fan (b) vase (c) violin (d) parrot
- 3.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “ears” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) holds up the leaves (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) skin (b) ears (c) nose (d) eyes
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) elephant (c) tree (d) book
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll bounces onto a whistle; the whistle pulls a mirror; the mirror crashes into a kettle; the kettle tickles a mango. Which item comes right after the doll? (a) whistle (b) mirror (c) mango (d) kettle
- 10.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 11.🏰 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
- 12.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) I AM eating a mango
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a whistle by the TV, an igloo by the gate, a candle by the sofa, a van by the shoe rack, a glass by the door. What did you place by the door? (a) igloo (b) van (c) glass (d) whistle
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) ears (b) nose (c) skin (d) tongue
- 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.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) ideas with no links (b) lines that link ideas (c) details on small twigs (d) topic in the centre
- 18.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a drum by the blackboard, an orange by the library, a pillow by the teacher’s desk, a nest by the classroom door, a whistle by the stairs. Where did you place the whistle? (a) stairs (b) library (c) blackboard (d) teacher’s desk
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a parrot; the parrot chases a ball; the ball pulls a rope; the rope bounces onto a vase. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) rope (b) vase (c) ball (d) parrot
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 24.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) nothing else (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting salty chips (b) hands in icy water (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 28.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 29.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) it looks nice
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 31.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) later today and tomorrow (c) after a year (d) never again
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 34.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a list of words only (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a plain grey box
- 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 36.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 37.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or choose a place you know? (a) walk the route to recall (b) choose a place you know
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 40.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) it uses numbers (d) stories are short
Answer key
- fix stops in order
- violin
- False
- a strong picture
- holds up the leaves
- stem
- skin
- table
- whistle
- step 3
- fix stops in order
- hear the new word
- a tree on a note PAD
- glass
- ears
- keep linking in order
- ideas with no links
- False
- stairs
- step 1
- step 3
- parrot
- step 4
- the word’s meaning
- a strong picture
- sounds like the new word
- seeing a red kite fly
- step 2
- to keep the order
- hear the new word
- later today and tomorrow
- hear the new word
- link it to the meaning
- a giant pink elephant
- step 4
- True
- False
- choose a place you know
- roots
- each link leads on
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