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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an anchor by the dining table, a nest by the bed, an umbrella by the kitchen, a van by the TV, a monkey by the sofa. What did you place by the dining table? (a) anchor (b) monkey (c) van (d) umbrella
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a plain grey box (d) a dull white wall
- 3.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant tiger bounces onto a violin; the violin crashes into a spoon; the spoon sits on a shoe; the shoe pulls a rope. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) shoe (b) rope (c) tiger (d) spoon
- 5.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries food to parts (b) make food using sunlight (c) green, flat and thin (d) have tiny pores
- 7.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 8.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 9.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava falls into a doll; the doll tickles a cat; the cat chases a kettle; the kettle sings to a banana. Which item comes right before the kettle? (a) kettle (b) guava (c) banana (d) cat
- 10.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or keep linking in order? (a) link it to the next item (b) keep linking in order
- 11.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) table (b) cat (c) sugar (d) flower
- 12.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) it comes back alone (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a laughing tiffin box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 14.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in a corner? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant key sings to a rope; the rope rolls into a banana; the banana jumps over a spoon; the spoon sits on a frog. Which item comes right after the spoon? (a) frog (b) spoon (c) rope (d) key
- 16.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 17.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) a blank page (d) the letters only
- 18.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
- 19.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) the word in small print (c) a plain grey box (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 20.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “read words” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 21.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “taste sweet” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 22.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
- 23.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) tiny, cramped writing (c) topic in a corner (d) copying a whole page
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting raw mango (c) hearing a dog bark (d) feeling a prickly cactus
- 26.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a far-off still tree (d) a kite as big as a house
- 27.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) taste sweet (c) see colours (d) taste sour
- 28.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 29.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell smoke” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 30.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 31.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a KNOCK on the nose”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) neend (c) kitaab (d) naak
- 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a drum boom? (a) taste (b) sound (c) smell (d) sight
- 33.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting salty chips? (a) sound (b) taste (c) sight (d) smell
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell flowers (b) taste sour (c) feel rough or smooth (d) see shapes
- 35.🗣️ 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
- 36.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 38.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) only once a year (d) yes, with new pictures
- 39.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch tickles a pillow; the pillow falls into a goat; the goat rolls into a drum; the drum crashes into an anchor. Which item is number 2 in your list? (a) pillow (b) drum (c) goat (d) watch
- 40.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) ideas with no links (c) long sentences (d) details on small twigs
Answer key
- anchor
- a bright red flying cow
- step 1
- shoe
- False
- carries food to parts
- step 4
- True
- cat
- link it to the next item
- table
- that item is lost
- a strong picture
- a poor mind map
- frog
- hear the new word
- a bird leaving a cage
- a funny, moving one
- a frog wearing a crown
- True
- False
- sounds like the new word
- a good mind map
- one key word per branch
- tasting raw mango
- a far-off still tree
- see colours
- a strong picture
- True
- step 3
- naak
- sound
- taste
- see shapes
- later today and tomorrow
- a strong picture
- step 4
- yes, with new pictures
- pillow
- details on small twigs
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