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 keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) have tiny pores (c) green, flat and thin (d) attract bees
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a pencil by the swing, a drum by the park gate, a nest by the banyan tree, a tiger by the fruit cart, an umpire by the post box. What did you place by the park gate? (a) drum (b) nest (c) umpire (d) tiger
- 4.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) a random new city (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) nothing at all (d) the letters only
- 7.True or false: “copying a whole page” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) nose (b) mango (c) moon (d) water
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug falls into a kettle; the kettle bounces onto a tiger; the tiger tickles a lemon; the lemon sings to a duck. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) lemon (b) jug (c) kettle (d) duck
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) haathi (b) shala (c) phool (d) aai
- 11.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.True or false: “a kite as big as a house” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle tickles a watch; the watch crashes into a shoe; the shoe pulls a wallet; the wallet falls into a tomato. Which item comes right before the tomato? (a) tomato (b) shoe (c) wallet (d) kettle
- 17.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) the word in small print (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) touch (b) sight (c) taste (d) sound
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a jug by the blackboard, a fan by the teacher’s desk, an owl by the playground, a radio by the classroom door, a kite by the library. What did you place by the playground? (a) fan (b) radio (c) owl (d) jug
- 22.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) only once a year
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see shapes (b) hear a bell (c) feel hot and cold (d) smell flowers
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream falls into an orange; the orange rolls into a glass; the glass pulls a vase. Which item comes right after the glass? (a) ant (b) vase (c) glass (d) orange
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place an igloo by the bench, a net by the swing, a kettle by the fruit cart, an ant by the slide, a banana by the park gate. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) kettle (b) igloo (c) net (d) banana
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) make seeds (b) holds up the leaves (c) turn into fruit (d) make food using sunlight
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) smell (c) sight (d) sound
- 30.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen near a cup (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 31.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream rolls into a lemon; the lemon crashes into a mango; the mango chases a candle; the candle bounces onto a jalebi. Which item comes right after the lemon? (a) lemon (b) mango (c) candle (d) jalebi
- 35.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 36.True or false: “long sentences” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) eyes (b) skin (c) nose (d) tongue
- 38.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn pulls a coconut; the coconut bounces onto a cat; the cat falls into a needle; the needle sings to a tomato. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) needle (b) urn (c) coconut (d) cat
Answer key
- hear the new word
- attract bees
- drum
- one you know very well
- a strong picture
- a bird leaving a cage
- False
- water
- duck
- haathi
- True
- link it to the meaning
- True
- choose a place you know
- step 2
- wallet
- a frog wearing a crown
- find a sound-alike word
- sight
- step 1
- owl
- yes, with new pictures
- smell flowers
- step 4
- vase
- net
- step 3
- holds up the leaves
- sound
- the pen stirring tea
- a funny, moving one
- choose a place you know
- a weak picture
- mango
- False
- True
- nose
- find a sound-alike word
- find a sound-alike word
- needle
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