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: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 2.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) sounds like the new word (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 3.🏰 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
- 4.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) make it big and funny (c) make it grey (d) keep it still
- 5.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or walk the route to recall? (a) fix stops in order (b) walk the route to recall
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear music (b) hear a bell (c) taste sweet (d) feel hot and cold
- 7.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a blurry shape (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a giant pink elephant
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) school (b) elephant (c) tree (d) flower
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a dull white wall (d) a laughing tiffin box
- 10.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 11.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) hearing a dog bark (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) seeing a glowing star
- 12.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) adding sums (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 14.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 15.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) tasting raw mango (b) feeling a prickly cactus (c) hearing a drum boom (d) hands in icy water
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a list of words only (c) a mango that sings (d) a sock that smells awful
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a ball by the park gate, a parrot by the post box, a rose by the bus stop, a vase by the fruit cart, a pencil by the banyan tree. Where did you place the pencil? (a) banyan tree (b) park gate (c) bus stop (d) post box
- 18.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) cat (b) elephant (c) nose (d) sleep
- 19.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a far-off still tree
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) sound (b) touch (c) sight (d) taste
- 21.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) the pen stirring tea (c) neither (d) both the same
- 22.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 23.🔗 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
- 24.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 26.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana falls into a goat; the goat jumps over a kettle; the kettle sings to a nest; the nest pulls a radio. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) kettle (b) goat (c) banana (d) radio
- 29.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an ant by the fruit cart, a shoe by the swing, a drum by the slide, an umpire by the park gate, a van by the banyan tree. What did you place by the park gate? (a) van (b) drum (c) umpire (d) shoe
- 31.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) copying a whole page (c) details on small twigs (d) ideas with no links
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 33.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 34.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 35.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) use no route (b) skip 5 items (c) put all at one stop (d) add more stops
- 36.🗣️ 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
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 38.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a tent by the swing, a van by the park gate, an umbrella by the banyan tree, a monkey by the slide, a jalebi by the fruit cart. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) jalebi (b) monkey (c) umbrella (d) tent
- 40.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- step 1
- sounds like the new word
- put pictures at stops
- make it big and funny
- fix stops in order
- feel hot and cold
- a blurry shape
- flower
- a laughing tiffin box
- fix stops in order
- seeing a glowing star
- False
- new words in a language
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- tasting raw mango
- a list of words only
- banyan tree
- elephant
- a far-off still tree
- sight
- the pen stirring tea
- each link leads on
- link it to the next item
- step 4
- step 4
- step 3
- step 1
- radio
- a funny, moving one
- umpire
- details on small twigs
- hear the new word
- a weak picture
- step 1
- add more stops
- link it to the meaning
- smell
- True
- umbrella
- False
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