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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 2.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) taste sweet (b) hear a bell (c) feel rough or smooth (d) see shapes
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger falls into a jug; the jug rolls into a whistle; the whistle tickles a goat; the goat sits on a net. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) net (b) goat (c) tiger (d) jug
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a rose by the bench, an umpire by the slide, a lamp by the fruit cart, an orange by the park gate, a violin by the swing. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) umpire (b) rose (c) orange (d) violin
- 8.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “leaves” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) make food using sunlight (c) take in water from soil (d) grow under the ground
- 11.🗣️ In Hindi, “kitaab” means book. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) an elephant with HOT tea (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a BAT made of rice
- 12.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 13.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a fan by the banyan tree, a pencil by the fruit cart, a vase by the slide, a needle by the swing, a parrot by the park gate. Where did you place the parrot? (a) banyan tree (b) slide (c) park gate (d) fruit cart
- 14.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a jeep by the classroom door, a violin by the stairs, an urn by the library, a drum by the teacher’s desk, an orange by the blackboard. Where did you place the orange? (a) blackboard (b) library (c) stairs (d) teacher’s desk
- 15.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaabi” means key. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a CHUBBY key (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a dull white wall (d) a pencil that dances
- 17.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a plain box
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) numbers (b) plain lists (c) funny actions (d) colours only
- 21.🔗 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
- 22.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) skin (b) eyes (c) nose (d) ears
- 23.🏰 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
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a mirror by the shoe rack, a doll by the TV, an orange by the sofa, a guava by the door, a banana by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) guava (b) banana (c) orange (d) doll
- 25.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) no reason (b) it saves ink (c) quick to see and recall (d) it looks empty
- 26.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “billi” is “a cat paying a BILL”. What does “billi” mean? (a) school (b) cloud (c) foot (d) cat
- 27.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or walk the route to recall? (a) put pictures at stops (b) walk the route to recall
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make seeds” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) stem (d) flowers
- 29.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 30.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 31.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a giant pink elephant
- 32.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) paani (c) aai (d) aam
- 33.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) the word in small print (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a mango that sings (d) a pencil that dances
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) green, flat and thin (c) hold the plant firm (d) have tiny pores
- 35.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) it looks nice (c) to keep the order (d) no reason
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 37.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) nothing else (d) the word’s meaning
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) a colour for each branch (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) one key word per branch
- 39.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the date (b) the main topic (c) your name (d) a small detail
- 40.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
Answer key
- picture the first item
- step 2
- hear a bell
- jug
- step 3
- step 4
- umpire
- step 2
- step 3
- make food using sunlight
- a book in a KIT bag
- a poor mind map
- park gate
- blackboard
- a CHUBBY key
- a dull white wall
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- a weak picture
- keep linking in order
- funny actions
- link it to the next item
- nose
- put pictures at stops
- orange
- quick to see and recall
- cat
- put pictures at stops
- flowers
- a strong picture
- True
- a pale, tiny dot
- neend
- the word in small print
- hold the plant firm
- to keep the order
- picture the first item
- the word’s meaning
- tiny, cramped writing
- the main topic
- step 1
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