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 is the odd one out? (a) a plain grey box (b) a dull white wall (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a giant pink elephant
- 2.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) chunking (c) the pomodoro (d) the method of loci
- 3.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) the word “umbrella” (b) a plain box (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a small grey dot
- 4.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a book in a KIT bag”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) kitaab (b) chaand (c) bandar (d) paay
- 6.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
- 7.🔗 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
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear music (b) feel hot and cold (c) smell smoke (d) see colours
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a tomato by the TV, an umbrella by the shoe rack, a glass by the dining table, a pillow by the kitchen, an owl by the sofa. What did you place by the kitchen? (a) pillow (b) umbrella (c) tomato (d) owl
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a ladder by the sofa, a net by the kitchen, a nest by the dining table, a glass by the TV, a kettle by the bed. Where did you place the kettle? (a) TV (b) sofa (c) dining table (d) bed
- 12.🏰 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
- 13.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) a blank page (b) nothing at all (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) the letters only
- 14.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 15.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a colour for each branch (b) lines that link ideas (c) topic in the centre (d) all in one colour
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) watching fireworks (b) hearing a drum boom (c) tasting raw mango (d) stroking soft fur
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant jug jumps over a drum; the drum sings to a rope; the rope bounces onto a kite; the kite pulls an onion. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) rope (b) onion (c) kite (d) jug
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant flute falls into a pencil; the pencil chases an ant; the ant sits on an ice cream; the ice cream jumps over a watch. Which item comes right after the ice cream? (a) watch (b) pencil (c) ice cream (d) flute
- 21.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) after a year (c) only in the exam (d) later today and tomorrow
- 22.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a normal-sized cup (c) the word in small print (d) a kite as big as a house
- 23.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) a SACK full of sugar
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) taste sour (b) taste salty (c) read words (d) feel a light touch
- 25.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 26.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose crashes into a van; the van rolls into a duck; the duck bounces onto a shoe; the shoe sits on a bucket. Which item comes right before the bucket? (a) bucket (b) van (c) rose (d) shoe
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) see colours (c) smell flowers (d) read words
- 29.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 30.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase pulls an urn; the urn sings to a monkey; the monkey crashes into a frog; the frog tickles a drum. Which item comes right after the urn? (a) vase (b) frog (c) monkey (d) drum
- 31.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 35.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a random new city (b) a blank wall (c) one you never saw (d) one you know very well
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) have tiny pores (c) carries water upward (d) carries food to parts
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) the word in small print (c) a bus made of ice (d) a blurry shape
- 38.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a funny, moving one (c) a plain, still one (d) no picture at all
- 39.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a lamp by the TV, a bucket by the bed, a wallet by the kitchen, a doll by the dining table, a shoe by the sofa. What did you place by the TV? (a) shoe (b) lamp (c) wallet (d) bucket
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “feel hot and cold” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) skin (d) tongue
Answer key
- a giant pink elephant
- the method of loci
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- choose a place you know
- kitaab
- find a sound-alike word
- link it to the next item
- feel hot and cold
- step 2
- pillow
- bed
- put pictures at stops
- a bird leaving a cage
- True
- all in one colour
- watching fireworks
- a weak picture
- kite
- leaves
- watch
- later today and tomorrow
- a kite as big as a house
- a CHUBBY key
- feel a light touch
- fix stops in order
- choose a place you know
- shoe
- smell flowers
- hear the new word
- monkey
- True
- step 4
- find a sound-alike word
- step 4
- one you know very well
- have tiny pores
- a bus made of ice
- a funny, moving one
- lamp
- skin
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