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.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a mango that sings? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 2.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) elephant (b) key (c) book (d) flower
- 3.True or false: “a giant pink elephant” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 4.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell flowers” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant monkey jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a duck; the duck tickles a nest; the nest rolls into a spoon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) nest (b) duck (c) monkey (d) jalebi
- 6.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or hear the new word? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) hear the new word
- 8.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 9.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: copying a whole page? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 10.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 11.🔗 Your link story: a giant owl tickles a fan; the fan falls into an ant; the ant rolls into a lemon; the lemon chases an orange. Which item comes right before the orange? (a) ant (b) owl (c) lemon (d) fan
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 13.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) roots (b) leaves (c) stem (d) flowers
- 14.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) tasting bitter karela (b) tasting salty chips (c) smelling wet earth (d) seeing a glowing star
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see colours (b) feel a light touch (c) taste sour (d) smell smoke
- 16.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) nothing at all (b) a blank page (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) the letters only
- 17.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a net by the post box, a lamp by the bus stop, a doll by the park gate, an urn by the banyan tree, a mirror by the fruit cart. Where did you place the doll? (a) bus stop (b) park gate (c) post box (d) banyan tree
- 18.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or link it to the meaning? (a) hear the new word (b) link it to the meaning
- 19.🗣️ 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
- 20.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet chases a guava; the guava jumps over a bucket; the bucket rolls into a goat; the goat crashes into a candle. Which item comes right after the bucket? (a) guava (b) candle (c) goat (d) wallet
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 22.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a bucket by the banyan tree, an apple by the fruit cart, an owl by the swing, an umbrella by the park gate, a kite by the slide. What did you place by the swing? (a) apple (b) umbrella (c) bucket (d) owl
- 23.🔗 Your link story: a giant needle bounces onto a ladder; the ladder chases a flute; the flute crashes into a drum; the drum sings to a duck. Which item comes right before the duck? (a) ladder (b) drum (c) needle (d) flute
- 24.🗣️ 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
- 25.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a bus made of ice (c) a bright red flying cow (d) the word in small print
- 26.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 27.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 28.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) grow under the ground (b) take in water from soil (c) have tiny pores (d) hold the plant firm
- 30.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 31.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) one key word per branch (b) long sentences (c) all in one colour (d) ideas with no links
- 32.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 34.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a small grey dot (b) the word “umbrella” (c) a giant rainbow umbrella (d) a plain box
- 35.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it small and plain (c) make it grey (d) keep it still
- 36.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) long sentences (b) all in one colour (c) topic in the centre (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a normal-sized cup (b) a sock that smells awful (c) a plain grey box (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 39.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) that item is lost (b) you get an extra item (c) it comes back alone (d) nothing changes
- 40.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
Answer key
- a strong picture
- key
- True
- False
- nest
- False
- hear the new word
- step 4
- a poor mind map
- funny actions
- lemon
- step 1
- roots
- smelling wet earth
- smell smoke
- a bird leaving a cage
- park gate
- hear the new word
- link it to the meaning
- goat
- leaves
- owl
- drum
- find a sound-alike word
- the word in small print
- yes, with new pictures
- keep linking in order
- a funny, moving one
- have tiny pores
- step 3
- one key word per branch
- step 2
- hear the new word
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- make it big and funny
- topic in the centre
- a sock that smells awful
- step 3
- that item is lost
- step 4
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