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 is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) details on small twigs (c) ideas with no links (d) lines that link ideas
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant candle pulls an orange; the orange jumps over a glass; the glass sits on an ice cream; the ice cream chases a ladder. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) ladder (b) candle (c) ice cream (d) orange
- 3.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a bucket by the slide, a wallet by the banyan tree, a tent by the swing, a duck by the fruit cart, a mango by the park gate. What did you place by the banyan tree? (a) duck (b) bucket (c) wallet (d) tent
- 4.🏰 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
- 5.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a glass by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the playground, a vase by the blackboard, a kite by the classroom door, a whistle by the library. What did you place by the teacher’s desk? (a) vase (b) glass (c) kite (d) umbrella
- 8.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 9.🗣️ 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
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 11.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 12.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) sleep (b) foot (c) key (d) mango
- 13.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) after a year (c) later today and tomorrow (d) never again
- 14.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 15.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 16.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 17.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 18.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) plain lists
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 20.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: small doodles? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant jumps over a tomato; the tomato bounces onto a flute; the flute pulls a cat; the cat chases a tiger. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) cat (b) flute (c) tomato (d) tiger
- 22.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) foot (b) cat (c) table (d) flower
- 23.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 25.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a far-off still tree (c) a list of words only (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 27.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) lines that link ideas (c) details on small twigs (d) small doodles
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) watching fireworks (b) stroking soft fur (c) seeing a red kite fly (d) hearing a drum boom
- 32.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) lines that link ideas (b) copying a whole page (c) details on small twigs (d) topic in the centre
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange rolls into a tomato; the tomato sits on a goat; the goat pulls a tiger; the tiger falls into a nest. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) orange (b) tomato (c) goat (d) nest
- 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) touch (b) sight (c) smell (d) taste
- 35.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) I NEED sleep (b) a flower in a POOL (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a book in a KIT bag
- 36.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 37.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) neither (b) the pen stirring tea (c) both the same (d) the pen near a cup
- 38.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a tiger by the post box, an ant by the swing, a wallet by the park gate, a goat by the fruit cart, a glass by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) ant (b) wallet (c) tiger (d) glass
- 39.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a mango that sings (c) a far-off still tree (d) a blurry shape
- 40.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
Answer key
- ideas with no links
- orange
- wallet
- put pictures at stops
- a strong picture
- choose a place you know
- glass
- a weak picture
- link it to the meaning
- link it to the next item
- keep linking in order
- mango
- later today and tomorrow
- replay the story
- a strong picture
- False
- each link leads on
- funny actions
- a weak picture
- a good mind map
- flute
- flower
- False
- step 2
- a frog wearing a crown
- step 1
- ideas with no links
- step 1
- one you know very well
- keep linking in order
- hearing a drum boom
- copying a whole page
- tomato
- taste
- a monkey in a BAND
- step 1
- the pen stirring tea
- wallet
- a mango that sings
- new words in a language
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