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.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) copying a whole page (b) small doodles (c) long sentences (d) topic in a corner
- 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a frog wearing a crown (c) a list of words only (d) a kite as big as a house
- 4.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “read words” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) eyes (d) nose
- 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) that item is lost (c) it comes back alone (d) you get an extra item
- 8.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) replay the story (c) read a new list (d) guess
- 9.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or hear the new word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) hear the new word
- 10.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “neend” is “I NEED sleep”. What does “neend” mean? (a) sleep (b) elephant (c) moon (d) water
- 11.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a MAZE on a table (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a tree on a note PAD (d) a CHUBBY key
- 14.🔗 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
- 15.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) numbers (d) funny actions
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant anchor sits on a ladder; the ladder pulls a key; the key crashes into a mango; the mango falls into an urn. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) mango (b) ladder (c) anchor (d) urn
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 18.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it needs no review (b) it shows how ideas link (c) it hides the ideas (d) it is longer
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) make food using sunlight (c) have tiny pores (d) green, flat and thin
- 20.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 21.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) lines that link ideas (c) long sentences (d) topic in a corner
- 22.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) monkey (b) key (c) table (d) foot
- 24.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) taste (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 25.🔗 Your link story: a giant fan bounces onto a kettle; the kettle sings to a vase; the vase sits on a duck; the duck falls into a candle. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) candle (b) kettle (c) duck (d) vase
- 26.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) grow under the ground (c) green, flat and thin (d) make food using sunlight
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 28.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 29.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a bus made of ice (b) a far-off still tree (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) the word in small print
- 30.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or review the picture? (a) link it to the meaning (b) review the picture
- 31.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is always in Hindi (b) is spelled the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) means the same
- 32.🏰 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
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet rolls into a mirror; the mirror sits on an umpire; the umpire chases a ball; the ball sings to a tent. Which item comes right before the umpire? (a) mirror (b) umpire (c) wallet (d) ball
- 34.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell food” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) nose (d) skin
- 35.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an anchor by the blackboard, a shoe by the teacher’s desk, a jug by the stairs, an urn by the notice board, a pencil by the classroom door. What did you place by the classroom door? (a) urn (b) jug (c) pencil (d) anchor
- 37.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “see colours” go on? (a) skin (b) nose (c) ears (d) eyes
- 38.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or picture the first item? (a) keep linking in order (b) picture the first item
- 39.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) a dull white wall (d) a pencil that dances
- 40.🔗 Your link story: a giant banana pulls a fan; the fan tickles a bucket; the bucket bounces onto a pencil; the pencil crashes into a doll. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) pencil (b) fan (c) doll (d) bucket
Answer key
- step 1
- small doodles
- a list of words only
- False
- step 4
- eyes
- that item is lost
- replay the story
- hear the new word
- sleep
- a weak picture
- picture the first item
- a tree on a note PAD
- each link leads on
- funny actions
- mango
- a weak picture
- it shows how ideas link
- carries water upward
- find a sound-alike word
- lines that link ideas
- True
- key
- touch
- vase
- grow under the ground
- step 4
- step 3
- a bus made of ice
- link it to the meaning
- sounds like the new word
- put pictures at stops
- mirror
- nose
- a strong picture
- pencil
- eyes
- picture the first item
- a pencil that dances
- bucket
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