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 keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a plain grey box (c) a blurry shape (d) a bus made of ice
- 3.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear a bell” go on? (a) ears (b) skin (c) nose (d) tongue
- 4.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) long sentences (c) topic in a corner (d) one key word per branch
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) mango (b) key (c) water (d) nose
- 6.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a bird leaving a cage (c) nothing at all (d) a blank page
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle falls into a van; the van bounces onto a cat; the cat sings to a goat; the goat jumps over a needle. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) whistle (b) cat (c) needle (d) van
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) green, flat and thin (c) grow under the ground (d) take in water from soil
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) small doodles (c) a colour for each branch (d) topic in a corner
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 12.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) stories are short (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 13.🏰 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
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn jumps over a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a frog; the frog sits on a candle; the candle falls into an owl. Which item comes right before the frog? (a) urn (b) candle (c) owl (d) lemon
- 16.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a list of words only? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) nose (b) eyes (c) ears (d) skin
- 18.🏰 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
- 19.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a lemon by the sofa, a wallet by the gate, a coconut by the TV, a jeep by the door, a bucket by the shoe rack. What did you place by the door? (a) lemon (b) jeep (c) wallet (d) coconut
- 20.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it small and plain (b) keep it still (c) make it big and funny (d) make it grey
- 21.True or false: “lines that link ideas” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 23.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 24.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “nose” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🔗 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
- 26.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 27.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) nothing changes (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) green, flat and thin (b) carries food to parts (c) hold the plant firm (d) turn into fruit
- 29.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange jumps over a coconut; the coconut sings to a needle; the needle sits on a banana; the banana bounces onto a wallet. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) banana (b) needle (c) wallet (d) orange
- 30.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a plain, still one (b) no picture at all (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 31.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or keep linking in order? (a) picture the first item (b) keep linking in order
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) smell food (b) see colours (c) taste salty (d) hear music
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant glass tickles a tomato; the tomato sits on a doll; the doll crashes into a cat; the cat bounces onto an inkpot. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) doll (b) inkpot (c) cat (d) glass
- 34.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 35.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 36.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) feeling a prickly cactus (b) seeing a glowing star (c) smelling jasmine (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 37.🗣️ 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
- 38.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 39.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a bright red flying cow (c) the word in small print (d) a list of words only
Answer key
- sounds like the new word
- a bus made of ice
- ears
- one key word per branch
- water
- a bird leaving a cage
- cat
- green, flat and thin
- topic in a corner
- step 1
- a weak picture
- each link leads on
- put pictures at stops
- picture the first item
- lemon
- a weak picture
- nose
- yes, with new pictures
- jeep
- make it big and funny
- True
- step 2
- step 3
- False
- link it to the next item
- a weak picture
- that item is lost
- turn into fruit
- banana
- a funny, moving one
- picture the first item
- see colours
- inkpot
- True
- step 2
- smelling jasmine
- find a sound-alike word
- a strong picture
- True
- a bright red flying cow
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