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 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
- 2.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) read a new list (d) replay the story
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 4.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) it rhymes (c) each link leads on (d) stories are short
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 6.🗣️ 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
- 7.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) an elephant with HOT tea (b) a BATTLE in the clouds (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) hear voices (c) taste sweet (d) read words
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see shapes” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) skin (d) eyes
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a ladder by the park gate, a tomato by the post box, a watch by the bus stop, a kettle by the fruit cart, an owl by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) owl (b) tomato (c) ladder (d) watch
- 11.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 12.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 13.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) turn into fruit (c) take in water from soil (d) green, flat and thin
- 15.True or false: “the word in small print” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 16.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a plain grey box (c) the word in small print (d) a normal-sized cup
- 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a PIE under your foot
- 18.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) your name (b) a small detail (c) the date (d) the main topic
- 19.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) watching fireworks (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hearing a drum boom (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 20.🏰 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
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) details on small twigs (c) topic in the centre (d) all in one colour
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) make seeds (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 23.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “turn into fruit” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 24.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) I NEED sleep (d) a MAZE on a table
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 26.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a mango that sings (c) a kite as big as a house (d) a list of words only
- 29.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a PIE under your foot (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) a CHUBBY key
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) ears (b) tongue (c) nose (d) eyes
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 32.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a plain box (d) a small grey dot
- 33.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) never again (d) after a year
- 34.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a list of words only (c) a bus made of ice (d) a normal-sized cup
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a kite by the TV, a spoon by the gate, a parrot by the door, a bucket by the sofa, a guava by the shoe rack. What did you place by the shoe rack? (a) guava (b) bucket (c) parrot (d) kite
- 37.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 38.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose falls into a mango; the mango bounces onto a sock; the sock crashes into a monkey; the monkey chases a jeep. Which item comes right after the sock? (a) sock (b) monkey (c) rose (d) mango
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant ice cream sits on a drum; the drum jumps over a fan; the fan rolls into a cat; the cat chases a lamp. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) drum (b) fan (c) lamp (d) cat
Answer key
- link it to the next item
- replay the story
- step 2
- each link leads on
- step 3
- link it to the meaning
- a book in a KIT bag
- read words
- eyes
- ladder
- green, flat and thin
- new words in a language
- step 2
- carries food to parts
- False
- a pencil that dances
- a tree on a note PAD
- the main topic
- feeling a prickly cactus
- choose a place you know
- all in one colour
- make seeds
- flowers
- a MAZE on a table
- a weak picture
- picture the first item
- keep linking in order
- a list of words only
- a cat paying a BILL
- ears
- a weak picture
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- later today and tomorrow
- step 3
- a bus made of ice
- guava
- True
- False
- monkey
- drum
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