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: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 3.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases an onion; the onion falls into a bucket; the bucket crashes into a rose; the rose rolls into a nest. Which item comes right after the onion? (a) bucket (b) rose (c) onion (d) parrot
- 4.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) hearing a drum boom (c) smelling jasmine (d) smelling wet earth
- 7.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 8.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 10.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen near a cup (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) roots (b) flowers (c) stem (d) leaves
- 12.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 13.🔗 Your link story: a giant lamp bounces onto a flute; the flute chases an apple; the apple crashes into a frog; the frog sits on a violin. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) frog (b) flute (c) lamp (d) apple
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 15.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is always in Hindi
- 16.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 17.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) details on small twigs
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) copying a whole page (c) all in one colour (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 21.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 22.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) sound
- 23.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 24.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 26.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) I NEED sleep (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 27.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 28.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an umbrella by the teacher’s desk, a radio by the blackboard, a key by the notice board, a spoon by the stairs, a jeep by the classroom door. Where did you place the key? (a) classroom door (b) notice board (c) blackboard (d) stairs
- 29.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) the word’s meaning (c) nothing else (d) its spelling backwards
- 31.True or false: “long sentences” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 33.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place an owl by the park gate, a guava by the bus stop, a kite by the banyan tree, a drum by the post box, a ladder by the fruit cart. Where did you place the guava? (a) bus stop (b) park gate (c) fruit cart (d) post box
- 36.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to make it longer (d) to keep the order
- 37.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a lamp by the teacher’s desk, a spoon by the notice board, a kettle by the stairs, a kite by the school gate, a lemon by the classroom door. Where did you place the kettle? (a) notice board (b) stairs (c) school gate (d) teacher’s desk
- 38.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) rocket (c) honesty (d) banana
- 39.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
Answer key
- link it to the next item
- step 2
- bucket
- a weak picture
- a weak picture
- seeing a glowing star
- replay the story
- False
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- flowers
- keep linking in order
- apple
- picture the first item
- sounds like the new word
- step 4
- details on small twigs
- lines that link ideas
- link it to the meaning
- step 1
- a strong picture
- sight
- step 1
- choose a place you know
- step 3
- a book in a KIT bag
- step 4
- notice board
- a good mind map
- the word’s meaning
- False
- a weak picture
- False
- yes, with new pictures
- bus stop
- to keep the order
- stairs
- honesty
- False
- False
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