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.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat sits on a fan; the fan jumps over an ice cream; the ice cream chases a banana; the banana sings to a spoon. Which item comes right before the ice cream? (a) banana (b) ice cream (c) goat (d) fan
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: seeing a red kite fly? (a) smell (b) sight (c) touch (d) sound
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) taste salty (c) hear voices (d) smell flowers
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) hold the plant firm (c) take in water from soil (d) carries food to parts
- 6.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) later today and tomorrow (b) only in the exam (c) after a year (d) never again
- 7.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) a random colour (b) its spelling backwards (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum sings to an owl; the owl pulls a whistle; the whistle chases a fan; the fan bounces onto an umpire. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) fan (b) owl (c) whistle (d) drum
- 9.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) adding sums (c) new words in a language (d) drawing maps
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut pulls a banana; the banana bounces onto a nest; the nest falls into a duck; the duck rolls into a lamp. Which item comes right after the coconut? (a) nest (b) banana (c) lamp (d) coconut
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 14.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) nose (d) skin
- 15.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) sugar (b) key (c) book (d) flower
- 16.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 17.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a blurry shape (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a list of words only (d) a dull white wall
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) water in a PAN (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a dull white wall (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a pencil that dances
- 21.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) replay the story (b) start from nowhere (c) guess (d) read a new list
- 22.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a nest by the blackboard, a ball by the library, a shoe by the teacher’s desk, a jeep by the stairs, a guava by the classroom door. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) nest (b) jeep (c) ball (d) shoe
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) see shapes (b) smell flowers (c) feel hot and cold (d) taste salty
- 25.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 26.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an umpire by the dining table, a coconut by the door, a watch by the shoe rack, a jeep by the sofa, a key by the TV. Where did you place the jeep? (a) shoe rack (b) dining table (c) TV (d) sofa
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) sakhar (c) chaand (d) neend
- 29.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a tree on a note PAD”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) ped (c) paay (d) paani
- 31.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava tickles a tent; the tent falls into a needle; the needle jumps over a kettle; the kettle crashes into an igloo. Which item comes right before the tent? (a) needle (b) guava (c) kettle (d) igloo
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bus made of ice? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a mango that sings (d) a list of words only
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) tongue (b) nose (c) ears (d) eyes
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a dull white wall (c) the word in small print (d) a pencil that dances
- 36.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) the word in small print (c) a mango that sings (d) a giant pink elephant
- 37.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a plain box (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 39.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) no reason (c) it saves ink (d) it looks empty
Answer key
- fan
- sight
- smell flowers
- step 3
- carries food to parts
- later today and tomorrow
- the word’s meaning
- whistle
- new words in a language
- banana
- step 2
- add more stops
- a good mind map
- skin
- flower
- step 1
- a laughing tiffin box
- choose a place you know
- a CHUBBY key
- a dull white wall
- replay the story
- a funny, moving one
- nest
- taste salty
- step 3
- step 4
- sofa
- neend
- step 2
- ped
- guava
- a strong picture
- a list of words only
- tongue
- a pencil that dances
- the word in small print
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- step 1
- False
- quick to see and recall
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