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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 3.🏰 Which place makes the best memory palace? (a) a blank wall (b) one you never saw (c) a random new city (d) one you know very well
- 4.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or replay the story? (a) picture the first item (b) replay the story
- 5.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to keep the order (b) to make it longer (c) it looks nice (d) no reason
- 6.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “smell food” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 8.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a guava; the guava rolls into a wallet; the wallet falls into an orange; the orange tickles an apple. Which item comes right before the guava? (a) frog (b) wallet (c) orange (d) guava
- 9.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a cat paying a BILL
- 10.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 11.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 12.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 13.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) only in the exam (b) never again (c) after a year (d) later today and tomorrow
- 14.🏰 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
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) carries water upward (b) carries food to parts (c) holds up the leaves (d) have tiny pores
- 16.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) the word in small print (c) a pencil that dances (d) a sock that smells awful
- 17.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: stroking soft fur? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) taste
- 18.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 19.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) attract bees (b) make seeds (c) take in water from soil (d) turn into fruit
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) water (b) foot (c) mango (d) school
- 21.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) throw it away (b) colour it again (c) redraw it from memory (d) frame it
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on a drum; the drum sings to a van; the van pulls a lemon; the lemon chases a whistle. Which item comes right before the drum? (a) lemon (b) van (c) whistle (d) frog
- 23.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a whistle by the shoe rack, a lemon by the TV, an inkpot by the sofa, a tiger by the gate, an ant by the door. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) inkpot (b) whistle (c) lemon (d) tiger
- 24.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) long sentences (c) lines that link ideas (d) ideas with no links
- 25.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaand” is “a CHANDelier on the moon”. What does “chaand” mean? (a) moon (b) table (c) sugar (d) cloud
- 26.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) chunking (b) the pomodoro (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 27.🔗 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
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 29.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) tasting bitter karela (c) smelling jasmine (d) seeing a red kite fly
- 30.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) a small detail (b) your name (c) the date (d) the main topic
- 31.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only for numbers (b) no, never (c) yes, with new pictures (d) only once a year
- 32.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 34.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell (d) sound
- 35.🏰 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
- 36.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel a light touch” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) sound (b) taste (c) sight (d) smell
- 38.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a dull white wall
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing. You place a lamp by the swing, a frog by the park gate, a coconut by the banyan tree, a drum by the post box, a needle by the fruit cart. What did you place by the fruit cart? (a) needle (b) drum (c) frog (d) lamp
Answer key
- a strong picture
- keep linking in order
- one you know very well
- picture the first item
- to keep the order
- False
- step 2
- frog
- a cat paying a BILL
- a weak picture
- step 1
- step 2
- later today and tomorrow
- choose a place you know
- have tiny pores
- the word in small print
- touch
- False
- take in water from soil
- water
- redraw it from memory
- frog
- whistle
- lines that link ideas
- moon
- the method of loci
- link it to the next item
- True
- hearing a dog bark
- the main topic
- yes, with new pictures
- a strong picture
- step 4
- sight
- choose a place you know
- False
- smell
- a giant pink elephant
- step 3
- needle
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