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 school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tiger by the notice board, a mango by the stairs, a coconut by the school gate, an onion by the classroom door, a net by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) onion (b) mango (c) tiger (d) coconut
- 2.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 3.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 4.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 5.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) make seeds (b) have tiny pores (c) take in water from soil (d) holds up the leaves
- 6.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or fix stops in order? (a) choose a place you know (b) fix stops in order
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant watch falls into a net; the net tickles a fan; the fan sings to a needle; the needle pulls a doll. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) net (b) fan (c) doll (d) watch
- 9.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a glowing star (b) tasting salty chips (c) hearing a dog bark (d) watching fireworks
- 10.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a flower in a POOL (b) a tree on a note PAD (c) I AM eating a mango (d) water in a PAN
- 11.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) redraw it from memory (b) throw it away (c) colour it again (d) frame it
- 12.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a frog wearing a crown? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 13.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) feeling a prickly cactus (d) tasting salty chips
- 15.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) skip 5 items (c) use no route (d) put all at one stop
- 16.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a MAZE on a table”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) paay (b) dola (c) mez (d) billi
- 17.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a pencil that dances (c) a blurry shape (d) a giant pink elephant
- 18.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a nest by the blackboard, a radio by the stairs, a bucket by the classroom door, a tent by the teacher’s desk, an igloo by the library. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) nest (b) igloo (c) radio (d) tent
- 19.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a blurry shape? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 20.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) smell
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant apple sits on a drum; the drum crashes into a key; the key falls into an orange; the orange pulls a pencil. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) drum (b) key (c) orange (d) apple
- 22.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) one key word per branch (c) details on small twigs (d) all in one colour
- 23.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 24.🏰 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
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) smelling wet earth (b) smelling jasmine (c) hands in icy water (d) watching fireworks
- 26.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) copying a whole page (b) lines that link ideas (c) small doodles (d) topic in the centre
- 27.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a list of words only (b) a far-off still tree (c) a normal-sized cup (d) a frog wearing a crown
- 28.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or put pictures at stops? (a) fix stops in order (b) put pictures at stops
- 29.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sound (d) taste
- 30.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) carries food to parts (b) carries water upward (c) take in water from soil (d) make seeds
- 31.True or false: “small doodles” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a plain box (b) a giant rainbow umbrella (c) a small grey dot (d) the word “umbrella”
- 33.🗣️ 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
- 34.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 35.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a watch by the banyan tree, a vase by the fruit cart, a kettle by the park gate, a radio by the swing, a goat by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) watch (b) vase (c) kettle (d) goat
- 37.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 38.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) flower (b) rice (c) mother (d) tree
- 40.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- onion
- step 2
- False
- hear the new word
- take in water from soil
- keep linking in order
- choose a place you know
- net
- hearing a dog bark
- I AM eating a mango
- redraw it from memory
- a strong picture
- choose a place you know
- tasting salty chips
- add more stops
- mez
- a blurry shape
- radio
- a weak picture
- sight
- apple
- all in one colour
- funny actions
- fix stops in order
- hands in icy water
- copying a whole page
- a frog wearing a crown
- fix stops in order
- touch
- make seeds
- True
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- link it to the meaning
- step 1
- each link leads on
- goat
- step 1
- True
- flower
- False
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