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.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) machhli (c) kitaab (d) aai
- 3.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a random new city (c) one you know very well (d) a blank wall
- 4.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see shapes (b) feel rough or smooth (c) taste sweet (d) smell flowers
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) sakhar (c) phool (d) ped
- 6.🗣️ 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
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 8.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 9.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 10.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) only for numbers (c) yes, with new pictures (d) no, never
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant inkpot sings to an anchor; the anchor falls into a lemon; the lemon chases an igloo; the igloo bounces onto an onion. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) onion (b) anchor (c) inkpot (d) igloo
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) replay the story
- 15.🏰 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
- 16.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) keep it still (c) make it grey (d) make it small and plain
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) a colour for each branch (c) long sentences (d) lines that link ideas
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) green, flat and thin (c) attract bees (d) take in water from soil
- 19.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 20.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hands in icy water (b) tasting raw mango (c) tasting bitter karela (d) seeing a glowing star
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) tree (b) sugar (c) foot (d) table
- 22.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) a blank page (d) the letters only
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hearing a whistle (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a vase by the teacher’s desk, a pencil by the playground, an umpire by the classroom door, a needle by the blackboard, a coconut by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) vase (b) umpire (c) pencil (d) coconut
- 25.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a list of words only (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a kite as big as a house
- 26.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
- 27.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the rhyme method (c) the method of loci (d) the pomodoro
- 28.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 29.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) the word in small print (d) a bus made of ice
- 31.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (c) a flower in a POOL (d) I NEED sleep
- 32.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 34.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: all in one colour? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant igloo crashes into an ice cream; the ice cream sings to a mirror; the mirror bounces onto a ladder; the ladder tickles a needle. Which item comes right after the igloo? (a) igloo (b) needle (c) mirror (d) ice cream
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) make seeds (b) carries food to parts (c) have tiny pores (d) hold the plant firm
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 39.🏰 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
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a kite; the kite tickles a pencil; the pencil crashes into a parrot; the parrot bounces onto a tiger. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) tiger (b) orange (c) kite (d) parrot
Answer key
- step 2
- machhli
- one you know very well
- smell flowers
- ped
- hear the new word
- step 2
- funny actions
- a strong picture
- yes, with new pictures
- onion
- step 1
- a strong picture
- replay the story
- choose a place you know
- make it big and funny
- long sentences
- attract bees
- step 3
- seeing a glowing star
- table
- a bird leaving a cage
- hearing a whistle
- pencil
- a list of words only
- that item is lost
- the method of loci
- link it to the next item
- keep linking in order
- a bus made of ice
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- step 1
- step 3
- a poor mind map
- ice cream
- have tiny pores
- link it to the meaning
- the pen stirring tea
- put pictures at stops
- tiger
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