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.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) put all at one stop (c) add more stops (d) skip 5 items
- 2.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a plain box (d) the word “umbrella”
- 3.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a cat paying a BILL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) billi (c) mez (d) ped
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a dull white wall (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a far-off still tree
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) nose (b) cat (c) school (d) table
- 6.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) chaabi (c) paani (d) neend
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) tree (b) sleep (c) cat (d) water
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: the word in small print? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 11.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a dull white wall (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a bus made of ice
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 13.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 16.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 17.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “kitaab” is “a book in a KIT bag”. What does “kitaab” mean? (a) key (b) flower (c) school (d) book
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite tickles an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an orange; the orange chases an anchor; the anchor bounces onto a glass. Which item comes right after the anchor? (a) anchor (b) kite (c) ice cream (d) glass
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 22.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant kite falls into a mango; the mango crashes into a banana; the banana rolls into a goat; the goat jumps over a watch. Which item comes right after the kite? (a) banana (b) kite (c) mango (d) watch
- 24.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 26.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) the word in small print (d) a kite as big as a house
- 27.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a drum; the drum bounces onto an umpire; the umpire sits on a wallet; the wallet rolls into a lemon. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) umpire (b) wallet (c) drum (d) urn
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 31.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) honesty (c) elephant (d) rocket
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a watch by the swing, a shoe by the park gate, a glass by the slide, a doll by the banyan tree, an igloo by the fruit cart. Where did you place the glass? (a) park gate (b) fruit cart (c) slide (d) banyan tree
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.🔗 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
- 35.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) topic in a corner (c) topic in the centre (d) all in one colour
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “ped” is “a tree on a note PAD”. What does “ped” mean? (a) elephant (b) tree (c) cat (d) cloud
- 38.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 40.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
Answer key
- add more stops
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- billi
- a sock that smells awful
- table
- step 4
- paani
- sleep
- a weak picture
- a strong picture
- a dull white wall
- step 1
- True
- picture the first item
- a weak picture
- put pictures at stops
- book
- link it to the meaning
- glass
- yes, with new pictures
- each link leads on
- True
- mango
- link it to the next item
- hear the new word
- a kite as big as a house
- a strong picture
- step 1
- drum
- step 1
- honesty
- slide
- a weak picture
- link it to the next item
- topic in the centre
- picture the first item
- tree
- False
- have tiny pores
- choose a place you know
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