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.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a small grey dot (d) a giant rainbow umbrella
- 2.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 3.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a dull white wall (b) a plain grey box (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) the word in small print
- 4.True or false: “a mango that sings” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a bus made of ice (d) a kite as big as a house
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 9.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) both the same (c) neither (d) the pen stirring tea
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) hear a bell (b) hear voices (c) feel hot and cold (d) smell smoke
- 11.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 12.🔗 Your link story: a giant onion rolls into a parrot; the parrot pulls a whistle; the whistle tickles a drum; the drum jumps over an umpire. Which item comes right after the whistle? (a) parrot (b) umpire (c) whistle (d) drum
- 13.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 14.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) that item is lost
- 15.🗣️ 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
- 16.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) water in a PAN (d) a CHANDelier on the moon
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange sits on a tiger; the tiger pulls a pencil; the pencil chases a watch; the watch tickles a lamp. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) orange (b) watch (c) tiger (d) pencil
- 19.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) topic in a corner (c) lines that link ideas (d) ideas with no links
- 20.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) see shapes (b) feel rough or smooth (c) see colours (d) hear music
- 21.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 22.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 23.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 24.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) only once a year (c) no, never (d) yes, with new pictures
- 26.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) sight (b) sound (c) touch (d) smell
- 27.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 28.🗣️ 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
- 29.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a nest by the bus stop, a tomato by the park gate, a lamp by the banyan tree, a van by the fruit cart, an umpire by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) nest (b) umpire (c) lamp (d) tomato
- 30.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 31.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling jasmine (b) tasting bitter karela (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 33.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 34.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant bucket crashes into a mango; the mango falls into a pencil; the pencil sits on a drum; the drum tickles a ladder. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) bucket (b) ladder (c) mango (d) pencil
- 36.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a pencil that dances (c) a giant pink elephant (d) the word in small print
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sweet” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) eyes (d) nose
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a pencil that dances (b) a bus made of ice (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a far-off still tree
- 39.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) after a year (b) never again (c) later today and tomorrow (d) only in the exam
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant drum crashes into a violin; the violin sings to a radio; the radio bounces onto an ice cream; the ice cream pulls an owl. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) violin (b) owl (c) drum (d) ice cream
Answer key
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a good mind map
- a laughing tiffin box
- True
- step 3
- a normal-sized cup
- step 4
- step 4
- the pen stirring tea
- smell smoke
- step 4
- drum
- step 1
- that item is lost
- step 2
- water in a PAN
- a weak picture
- pencil
- lines that link ideas
- hear music
- step 3
- one you know very well
- link it to the next item
- True
- yes, with new pictures
- sight
- False
- find a sound-alike word
- nest
- False
- feeling a prickly cactus
- link it to the meaning
- True
- fix stops in order
- mango
- the word in small print
- tongue
- a far-off still tree
- later today and tomorrow
- ice cream
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