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.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent jumps over an igloo; the igloo tickles a tiger; the tiger rolls into a net; the net pulls a ball. Which item comes right before the net? (a) tiger (b) igloo (c) net (d) ball
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 4.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a list of words only
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 9.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) book (b) monkey (c) flower (d) tree
- 10.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) it comes back alone
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) chaand (c) bhaat (d) dola
- 12.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) feel rough or smooth (c) smell food (d) hear voices
- 15.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only once a year (c) only for numbers (d) no, never
- 16.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) harder to keep (c) too slow (d) easier to keep
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) feel a light touch (b) taste sour (c) read words (d) taste salty
- 18.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a plain grey box (d) a mango that sings
- 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a plain grey box (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a bus made of ice
- 20.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 21.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) add more stops (c) skip 5 items (d) use no route
- 22.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
- 23.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 24.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it is longer (b) it needs no review (c) it hides the ideas (d) it shows how ideas link
- 25.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “stem” branch? (a) take in water from soil (b) carries food to parts (c) attract bees (d) make seeds
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a net by the TV, an ice cream by the dining table, an apple by the bed, a tent by the kitchen, a tiger by the sofa. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) apple (b) tent (c) ice cream (d) tiger
- 28.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) make seeds (b) green, flat and thin (c) hold the plant firm (d) carries water upward
- 30.True or false: “a bus made of ice” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight (d) smell
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a nest by the teacher’s desk, an umbrella by the blackboard, an igloo by the classroom door, a vase by the notice board, a coconut by the stairs. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) coconut (b) vase (c) umbrella (d) igloo
- 35.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) smell food (b) feel hot and cold (c) taste salty (d) taste sweet
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a school in a SHAWL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) ped (c) shala (d) bhaat
- 37.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a sock that smells awful (d) the word in small print
- 39.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) hearing a whistle (c) tasting raw mango (d) smelling a stinky sock
- 40.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
Answer key
- False
- tiger
- step 3
- a list of words only
- step 2
- hear the new word
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- flower
- that item is lost
- chaand
- True
- a strong picture
- feel rough or smooth
- yes, with new pictures
- easier to keep
- feel a light touch
- a plain grey box
- a bus made of ice
- step 4
- add more stops
- picture the first item
- False
- it shows how ideas link
- False
- carries food to parts
- tiger
- each link leads on
- make seeds
- False
- False
- hear the new word
- touch
- umbrella
- feel hot and cold
- shala
- False
- a sock that smells awful
- smelling a stinky sock
- taste
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