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 story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 2.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel rough or smooth” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) ears (d) eyes
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 6.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
- 7.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) after a year (c) never again (d) only in the exam
- 8.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) aam (b) naak (c) chaand (d) mez
- 9.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) drawing maps (d) adding sums
- 11.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “attract bees” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell food (b) feel rough or smooth (c) hear a bell (d) see colours
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 16.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) use no route (d) skip 5 items
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 18.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) topic in a corner (c) copying a whole page (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library → playground. You place a ladder by the playground, a tomato by the library, a fan by the blackboard, a guava by the classroom door, an orange by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) fan (b) ladder (c) tomato (d) guava
- 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) sounds like the new word (c) means the same (d) is spelled the same
- 21.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sour” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “mez” means table. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) I AM eating a mango (c) a MAZE on a table (d) water in a PAN
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 25.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) read words (b) smell food (c) hear music (d) feel rough or smooth
- 26.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a rope; the rope sings to a ball; the ball jumps over a duck; the duck tickles a cat. Which item comes right before the ball? (a) spoon (b) rope (c) cat (d) ball
- 27.🗣️ 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
- 28.🔗 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
- 29.🏰 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
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant mirror jumps over a guava; the guava pulls a glass; the glass bounces onto a sock; the sock crashes into a banana. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) glass (b) guava (c) banana (d) mirror
- 31.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it is longer (c) it shows how ideas link (d) it hides the ideas
- 32.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) green, flat and thin (c) make seeds (d) make food using sunlight
- 34.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sound (b) taste (c) smell (d) sight
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 37.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) it comes back alone
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) tongue (b) eyes (c) skin (d) ears
- 39.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a list of words only (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a plain grey box
Answer key
- step 2
- step 3
- skin
- step 1
- step 4
- yes, with new pictures
- later today and tomorrow
- naak
- False
- new words in a language
- step 2
- flowers
- stem
- see colours
- step 3
- add more stops
- a strong picture
- topic in the centre
- ladder
- sounds like the new word
- True
- step 3
- a MAZE on a table
- hear the new word
- hear music
- rope
- link it to the meaning
- picture the first item
- put pictures at stops
- banana
- it shows how ideas link
- a cat paying a BILL
- make seeds
- True
- sound
- a weak picture
- that item is lost
- tongue
- keep linking in order
- a sock that smells awful
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