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.🔗 Your link story: a giant umpire jumps over a jug; the jug pulls a mango; the mango chases a rose; the rose bounces onto a tent. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) mango (b) umpire (c) rose (d) jug
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) a list of words only (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a bus made of ice
- 3.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) smelling wet earth (c) hands in icy water (d) hearing a dog bark
- 5.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 6.🔗 Your link story: a giant parrot chases a frog; the frog tickles a mirror; the mirror sits on a radio; the radio bounces onto a cat. Which item comes right before the mirror? (a) mirror (b) radio (c) parrot (d) frog
- 7.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it grey (b) make it big and funny (c) keep it still (d) make it small and plain
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting salty chips (b) seeing a red kite fly (c) seeing a glowing star (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a coconut by the teacher’s desk, an ice cream by the blackboard, a jug by the stairs, an anchor by the classroom door, a jeep by the notice board. What did you place by the notice board? (a) jeep (b) jug (c) ice cream (d) coconut
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) foot (b) mother (c) mango (d) key
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a tiger by the TV, a ball by the shoe rack, a fan by the door, a key by the sofa, a candle by the gate. What did you place by the gate? (a) fan (b) tiger (c) key (d) candle
- 13.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) tasting bitter karela (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) stroking soft fur
- 14.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you know very well (d) one you never saw
- 15.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) taste (b) sight (c) sound (d) touch
- 16.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a list of words only (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 17.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a pencil that dances
- 18.🔗 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
- 19.🔗 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
- 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 21.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) stem (d) leaves
- 23.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 24.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a blurry shape (d) a bus made of ice
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) taste salty (c) taste sour (d) read words
- 26.🏰 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
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple chases a candle; the candle pulls a lamp; the lamp sits on a goat; the goat rolls into a pillow. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) apple (c) goat (d) candle
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) make food using sunlight (c) holds up the leaves (d) attract bees
- 29.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHUBBY key”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) billi (b) aai (c) bhaat (d) chaabi
- 30.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a BAT made of rice
- 31.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch sits on a coconut; the coconut rolls into an ant; the ant tickles a tomato; the tomato sings to a pillow. Which item comes right after the watch? (a) watch (b) ant (c) coconut (d) pillow
- 34.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a kite as big as a house? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 36.True or false: “ideas with no links” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 38.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) touch (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
- 39.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 40.🗣️ 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
Answer key
- umpire
- a list of words only
- step 1
- smelling wet earth
- find a sound-alike word
- frog
- make it big and funny
- link it to the meaning
- feeling a prickly cactus
- jeep
- key
- candle
- stroking soft fur
- one you know very well
- taste
- a frog wearing a crown
- a normal-sized cup
- link it to the next item
- step 2
- hear the new word
- new words in a language
- flowers
- a funny, moving one
- a blurry shape
- read words
- put pictures at stops
- candle
- attract bees
- chaabi
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- False
- step 4
- coconut
- that item is lost
- a strong picture
- False
- keep linking in order
- sight
- the method of loci
- hear the new word
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