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: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 2.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 3.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🔗 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
- 5.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 6.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 7.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries water upward” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) roots (d) stem
- 8.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a giant pink elephant (b) the word in small print (c) a pencil that dances (d) a kite as big as a house
- 9.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 10.True or false: “a dull white wall” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 11.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a parrot by the notice board, a tent by the teacher’s desk, a guava by the blackboard, an inkpot by the classroom door, a whistle by the stairs. What did you place by the notice board? (a) inkpot (b) guava (c) parrot (d) tent
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) hear voices (c) read words (d) feel a light touch
- 13.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 14.🗣️ 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
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen. You place a van by the dining table, a mango by the sofa, a guava by the shoe rack, a nest by the kitchen, a cat by the TV. What did you place by the TV? (a) mango (b) cat (c) nest (d) van
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) grow under the ground (c) attract bees (d) make seeds
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) take in water from soil (c) hold the plant firm (d) grow under the ground
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) stem (b) leaves (c) roots (d) flowers
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) taste
- 21.🏰 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
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) carries water upward (c) holds up the leaves (d) carries food to parts
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass pulls an igloo; the igloo bounces onto a bucket; the bucket falls into a kettle; the kettle crashes into a pencil. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) glass (b) bucket (c) igloo (d) kettle
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a whistle? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) smell
- 25.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a goat by the kitchen, a bucket by the sofa, a vase by the bed, an urn by the TV, a candle by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) vase (b) goat (c) urn (d) candle
- 26.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) details on small twigs (c) a colour for each branch (d) small doodles
- 27.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 28.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) they need no attention (b) they are boring (c) words are useless (d) images stick better
- 29.🔗 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
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) sounds like the new word (c) is always in Hindi (d) is spelled the same
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 32.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 33.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) rice (b) nose (c) fish (d) elephant
- 35.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) smell (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste salty” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) nose (d) tongue
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) elephant (b) water (c) school (d) mango
- 39.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make seeds (b) grow under the ground (c) take in water from soil (d) hold the plant firm
Answer key
- step 2
- True
- False
- picture the first item
- step 3
- step 1
- stem
- the word in small print
- False
- False
- parrot
- hear voices
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- cat
- grow under the ground
- keep linking in order
- have tiny pores
- stem
- sound
- step 4
- grow under the ground
- bucket
- sound
- candle
- all in one colour
- yes, with new pictures
- images stick better
- link it to the next item
- sounds like the new word
- step 4
- step 4
- False
- elephant
- step 3
- taste
- tongue
- mango
- hear the new word
- make seeds
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