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 laughing tiffin box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 2.🗣️ In Hindi, “ped” means tree. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a BATTLE in the clouds (b) water in a PAN (c) I AM eating a mango (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 3.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) nothing changes (b) it comes back alone (c) you get an extra item (d) that item is lost
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a flower in a POOL”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) chaand (c) kitaab (d) dola
- 5.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) its spelling backwards (b) a random colour (c) the word’s meaning (d) nothing else
- 6.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 7.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 8.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 9.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a normal-sized cup (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a kite as big as a house
- 10.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 11.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) images stick better (c) they are boring (d) they need no attention
- 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.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog falls into a jalebi; the jalebi jumps over an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a ball; the ball chases a ladder. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) frog (b) umpire (c) ball (d) ladder
- 14.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) colours only (c) funny actions (d) numbers
- 15.True or false: “topic in a corner” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 16.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) guess (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 17.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or picture the first item? (a) replay the story (b) picture the first item
- 18.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: put pictures at stops or choose a place you know? (a) put pictures at stops (b) choose a place you know
- 19.True or false: “a far-off still tree” makes a strong memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 20.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) small doodles (b) lines that link ideas (c) details on small twigs (d) all in one colour
- 21.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a dull white wall (c) a sock that smells awful (d) a normal-sized cup
- 22.🗺️ How does a mind map help memory? (a) it shows how ideas link (b) it is longer (c) it hides the ideas (d) it needs no review
- 23.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear music” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 24.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) each link leads on (c) it uses numbers (d) it rhymes
- 25.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: link it to the next item? (a) step 4 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 26.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) just the word (c) no picture at all (d) a plain, still one
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting raw mango (b) hearing a whistle (c) stroking soft fur (d) tasting bitter karela
- 28.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling wet earth? (a) sight (b) sound (c) smell (d) touch
- 29.🎨 How could you picture the idea “freedom”? (a) the letters only (b) a blank page (c) a bird leaving a cage (d) nothing at all
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a blurry shape (d) a kite as big as a house
- 31.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 32.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) holds up the leaves (b) carries water upward (c) have tiny pores (d) carries food to parts
- 33.True or false: “topic in the centre” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 34.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 35.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a cat by the stairs, a whistle by the library, an umbrella by the teacher’s desk, a sock by the classroom door, a ball by the blackboard. What did you place by the blackboard? (a) ball (b) cat (c) sock (d) umbrella
- 36.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) the word in small print (c) a pale, tiny dot (d) a bright red flying cow
- 37.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent bounces onto a fan; the fan jumps over a coconut; the coconut rolls into a goat; the goat crashes into a rose. Which item is number 1 in your list? (a) rose (b) goat (c) tent (d) coconut
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “aam” is “I AM eating a mango”. What does “aam” mean? (a) mango (b) sugar (c) elephant (d) flower
- 39.🔗 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
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or picture the first item? (a) link it to the next item (b) picture the first item
Answer key
- a strong picture
- a tree on a note PAD
- that item is lost
- phool
- the word’s meaning
- step 3
- step 3
- step 2
- a normal-sized cup
- step 1
- images stick better
- picture the first item
- umpire
- funny actions
- False
- replay the story
- picture the first item
- choose a place you know
- False
- all in one colour
- a sock that smells awful
- it shows how ideas link
- False
- each link leads on
- step 2
- a funny, moving one
- stroking soft fur
- smell
- a bird leaving a cage
- a blurry shape
- step 4
- have tiny pores
- False
- picture the first item
- ball
- a bright red flying cow
- tent
- mango
- picture the first item
- picture the first item
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