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.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear voices (b) taste salty (c) feel rough or smooth (d) taste sour
- 2.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
- 3.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) copying a whole page (c) topic in the centre (d) topic in a corner
- 4.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a banana by the blackboard, an inkpot by the teacher’s desk, a rope by the classroom door, a van by the stairs, an urn by the notice board. Where did you place the urn? (a) classroom door (b) stairs (c) blackboard (d) notice board
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose chases a goat; the goat tickles an ice cream; the ice cream pulls a jug; the jug jumps over a monkey. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) jug (b) rose (c) monkey (d) goat
- 7.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) never again
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “Mum saying “AYE, AYE!””. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bandar (b) paay (c) bhaat (d) aai
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) hands in icy water (b) tasting bitter karela (c) seeing a glowing star (d) watching fireworks
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) dola (c) chaabi (d) bhaat
- 12.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a list of words only (d) a blurry shape
- 14.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a MAZE on a table (c) an elephant with HOT tea (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 15.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 16.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 18.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a far-off still tree (c) the word in small print (d) a list of words only
- 19.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) one key word per branch (c) small doodles (d) long sentences
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 21.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 23.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) the word in small print (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 24.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) drawing maps (c) adding sums (d) new words in a language
- 25.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) a colour for each branch (b) long sentences (c) copying a whole page (d) ideas with no links
- 26.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 27.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) skip 5 items (c) use no route (d) add more stops
- 28.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) banana (c) rocket (d) honesty
- 29.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) read a new list (c) replay the story (d) start from nowhere
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum falls into a vase; the vase sings to a nest; the nest rolls into a kettle; the kettle tickles a violin. Which item comes right before the vase? (a) drum (b) nest (c) kettle (d) violin
- 31.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 32.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a plain grey box
- 33.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) bhaat (b) machhli (c) aam (d) mez
- 34.🏰 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
- 35.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 36.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 37.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) nose (d) eyes
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a lemon by the door, a parrot by the shoe rack, a key by the TV, a monkey by the sofa, a watch by the gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) key (b) watch (c) monkey (d) lemon
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a ball; the ball bounces onto an inkpot; the inkpot chases a van; the van crashes into a sock. Which item comes right before the inkpot? (a) watch (b) sock (c) ball (d) inkpot
Answer key
- feel rough or smooth
- yes, with new pictures
- topic in the centre
- notice board
- link it to the meaning
- goat
- later today and tomorrow
- aai
- tasting bitter karela
- step 3
- chaabi
- True
- a bright red flying cow
- a CHUBBY key
- picture the first item
- step 2
- step 4
- a kite as big as a house
- long sentences
- keep linking in order
- step 1
- step 1
- the word in small print
- new words in a language
- a colour for each branch
- each link leads on
- add more stops
- honesty
- replay the story
- drum
- that item is lost
- a plain grey box
- machhli
- step 4
- funny actions
- choose a place you know
- False
- nose
- monkey
- ball
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