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.True or false: “a pencil that dances” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 2.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a small grey dot (c) the word “umbrella” (d) a plain box
- 3.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) no, never (b) yes, with new pictures (c) only once a year (d) only for numbers
- 4.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a mango that sings (b) a pencil that dances (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a dull white wall
- 5.Which of these makes a poor mind map? (a) lines that link ideas (b) details on small twigs (c) topic in the centre (d) topic in a corner
- 6.🏰 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
- 7.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) nothing changes (c) that item is lost (d) you get an extra item
- 8.🗣️ In Hindi, “machhli” means fish. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a PIE under your foot (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a fish lighting a MATCH (d) a DOLL with big eyes
- 9.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: find a sound-alike word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 10.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a tiger by the school gate, a van by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the classroom door, an inkpot by the stairs, a lemon by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) lamp (b) van (c) inkpot (d) tiger
- 11.🔗 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
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or link it to the meaning? (a) review the picture (b) link it to the meaning
- 14.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or hear the new word? (a) review the picture (b) hear the new word
- 15.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) easier to keep (c) too slow (d) harder to keep
- 16.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) smelling wet earth (b) smelling jasmine (c) seeing a glowing star (d) hearing a whistle
- 17.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 18.🔗 Your link story: a giant cat crashes into a lamp; the lamp chases a key; the key jumps over a frog; the frog bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right before the lamp? (a) cat (b) key (c) frog (d) rope
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog bounces onto a radio; the radio sings to a pencil; the pencil jumps over an urn; the urn pulls a violin. Which item comes right after the radio? (a) urn (b) violin (c) frog (d) pencil
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 21.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) read a new list (b) start from nowhere (c) replay the story (d) guess
- 22.🗣️ 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
- 23.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “a PIE under your foot”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) ped (b) paay (c) dola (d) paani
- 24.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a net by the stairs, a bucket by the teacher’s desk, a flute by the school gate, an anchor by the classroom door, a nest by the notice board. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) flute (b) nest (c) net (d) bucket
- 25.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) smelling jasmine (b) smelling wet earth (c) seeing a glowing star (d) tasting salty chips
- 26.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) stroking soft fur (b) tasting raw mango (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) hearing a dog bark
- 28.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) ideas with no links (c) long sentences (d) tiny, cramped writing
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 30.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or link it to the next item? (a) replay the story (b) link it to the next item
- 31.🗺️ 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) green, flat and thin
- 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) touch (b) sound (c) sight (d) taste
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) a bus made of ice (d) a list of words only
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHANDelier on the moon (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a MAZE on a table (d) I AM eating a mango
- 35.🗣️ In Marathi, “shala” means school. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) I NEED sleep (c) a monkey in a BAND (d) a school in a SHAWL
- 36.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “chaabi” is “a CHUBBY key”. What does “chaabi” mean? (a) book (b) cloud (c) cat (d) key
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 38.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a good mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 39.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “tongue” branch? (a) smell smoke (b) taste sweet (c) feel a light touch (d) read words
- 40.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or link it to the meaning? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) link it to the meaning
Answer key
- False
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- yes, with new pictures
- a dull white wall
- topic in a corner
- fix stops in order
- that item is lost
- a fish lighting a MATCH
- step 2
- inkpot
- link it to the next item
- hear the new word
- link it to the meaning
- hear the new word
- easier to keep
- hearing a whistle
- step 1
- cat
- pencil
- keep linking in order
- replay the story
- hear the new word
- paay
- bucket
- seeing a glowing star
- True
- tasting raw mango
- small doodles
- step 4
- link it to the next item
- green, flat and thin
- taste
- a list of words only
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- a school in a SHAWL
- key
- step 2
- True
- taste sweet
- find a sound-alike word
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