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 sense does this memory picture use: seeing a glowing star? (a) smell (b) sound (c) touch (d) sight
- 2.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) the word in small print (d) a far-off still tree
- 3.🗣️ 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
- 4.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in a corner (b) ideas with no links (c) copying a whole page (d) topic in the centre
- 5.🏰 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
- 6.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “phool” is “a flower in a POOL”. What does “phool” mean? (a) elephant (b) foot (c) flower (d) school
- 7.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or fix stops in order? (a) put pictures at stops (b) fix stops in order
- 8.True or false: “one key word per branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 9.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 10.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 11.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) one you never saw (b) a blank wall (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 12.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place a shoe by the teacher’s desk, an anchor by the stairs, a lemon by the blackboard, a drum by the classroom door, an orange by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) drum (b) anchor (c) lemon (d) shoe
- 13.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 14.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a bright red flying cow? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 15.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) sound (b) touch (c) taste (d) smell
- 17.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) ideas with no links (b) lines that link ideas (c) all in one colour (d) long sentences
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) nose (b) ears (c) tongue (d) eyes
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant violin pulls a mirror; the mirror falls into an apple; the apple chases a monkey; the monkey sings to a jeep. Which item comes right after the violin? (a) apple (b) jeep (c) monkey (d) mirror
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a fish lighting a MATCH”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) paay (c) chaand (d) shala
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant guava jumps over a wallet; the wallet sits on a cat; the cat falls into a nest; the nest sings to a goat. Which item comes right after the wallet? (a) goat (b) wallet (c) cat (d) guava
- 22.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) to keep the order (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
- 23.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 24.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 25.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a pencil that dances? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 26.🗣️ 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
- 27.🔗 Your link story: a giant doll jumps over a net; the net tickles a van; the van bounces onto a violin; the violin falls into a spoon. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) net (b) van (c) spoon (d) violin
- 28.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 29.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 30.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 31.True or false: “all in one colour” makes a good mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) have tiny pores (b) make food using sunlight (c) attract bees (d) green, flat and thin
- 33.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) see colours (b) smell smoke (c) feel hot and cold (d) see shapes
- 34.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 35.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a cat by the post box, an umbrella by the bus stop, a coconut by the banyan tree, a guava by the park gate, a fan by the fruit cart. Where did you place the coconut? (a) banyan tree (b) fruit cart (c) post box (d) park gate
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) key (b) mango (c) cat (d) eye
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) stem (b) roots (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 40.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
Answer key
- sight
- a laughing tiffin box
- hear the new word
- topic in the centre
- put pictures at stops
- flower
- fix stops in order
- False
- False
- step 4
- one you know very well
- shoe
- link it to the next item
- a strong picture
- step 3
- taste
- lines that link ideas
- nose
- mirror
- machhli
- cat
- to keep the order
- that item is lost
- True
- a strong picture
- hear the new word
- violin
- step 3
- True
- True
- False
- attract bees
- feel hot and cold
- a weak picture
- False
- banyan tree
- step 1
- mango
- leaves
- a strong picture
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