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.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place an apple by the slide, an ant by the fruit cart, a tiger by the swing, a ladder by the park gate, a net by the banyan tree. Walking the route, which item do you meet second? (a) ladder (b) tiger (c) net (d) ant
- 2.🗣️ 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
- 3.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a giant pink elephant (c) a pencil that dances (d) a blurry shape
- 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “paani” means water. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a cat paying a BILL (c) water in a PAN (d) a BAT made of rice
- 5.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 6.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a bright red flying cow (b) a dull white wall (c) the word in small print (d) a list of words only
- 7.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) drawing maps (b) long numbers (c) new words in a language (d) adding sums
- 8.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard. You place an ice cream by the teacher’s desk, a goat by the classroom door, a rose by the notice board, a needle by the stairs, a tent by the blackboard. Where did you place the ice cream? (a) blackboard (b) teacher’s desk (c) classroom door (d) notice board
- 9.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: lines that link ideas? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 10.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) topic in the centre (b) lines that link ideas (c) details on small twigs (d) copying a whole page
- 11.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) a funny, moving one (b) a plain, still one (c) just the word (d) no picture at all
- 12.🔗 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
- 13.True or false: “a sock that smells awful” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 14.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: one key word per branch? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 15.🔗 Your link story: a giant spoon crashes into a needle; the needle pulls a guava; the guava chases a violin; the violin bounces onto a nest. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) spoon (b) needle (c) guava (d) nest
- 16.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a kite as big as a house (b) a pencil that dances (c) a giant pink elephant (d) a plain grey box
- 17.True or false: “a colour for each branch” makes a poor mind map. (a) False (b) True
- 18.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a CHUBBY key (b) a flower in a POOL (c) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!” (d) a monkey in a BAND
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant wallet crashes into a banana; the banana jumps over a pencil; the pencil rolls into a jeep; the jeep chases a candle. Which item comes right after the pencil? (a) candle (b) jeep (c) pencil (d) wallet
- 20.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a coconut by the fruit cart, a needle by the post box, a nest by the banyan tree, a frog by the bus stop, a shoe by the park gate. Where did you place the nest? (a) park gate (b) post box (c) banyan tree (d) bus stop
- 21.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) flowers (d) leaves
- 22.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) later today and tomorrow (c) only in the exam (d) after a year
- 23.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) both the same (d) the pen stirring tea
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant whistle bounces onto a key; the key sings to an apple; the apple tickles a banana; the banana jumps over a ball. Which item comes right before the apple? (a) key (b) apple (c) ball (d) banana
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.True or false: “a plain grey box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place an ant by the TV, a key by the door, a jalebi by the shoe rack, a lamp by the sofa, an owl by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) owl (b) key (c) ant (d) lamp
- 28.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “eyes” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) green, flat and thin (b) attract bees (c) make seeds (d) turn into fruit
- 30.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) add more stops (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) put all at one stop
- 31.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: topic in the centre? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 32.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) words are useless (b) images stick better (c) they are boring (d) they need no attention
- 33.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 34.🔗 Your link story: a giant nest sings to a lamp; the lamp jumps over an umbrella; the umbrella falls into a key; the key pulls a kettle. Which item comes right after the umbrella? (a) kettle (b) nest (c) key (d) umbrella
- 35.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a plain grey box (c) a bus made of ice (d) the word in small print
- 36.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 37.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) honesty (d) rocket
- 38.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “baadal” is “a BATTLE in the clouds”. What does “baadal” mean? (a) water (b) flower (c) cloud (d) foot
- 39.Which of these makes a good mind map? (a) all in one colour (b) ideas with no links (c) topic in a corner (d) a colour for each branch
- 40.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
Answer key
- ant
- find a sound-alike word
- a blurry shape
- water in a PAN
- step 1
- a bright red flying cow
- new words in a language
- teacher’s desk
- a good mind map
- copying a whole page
- a funny, moving one
- link it to the next item
- False
- a good mind map
- guava
- a plain grey box
- False
- a monkey in a BAND
- jeep
- banyan tree
- stem
- later today and tomorrow
- the pen stirring tea
- key
- step 4
- False
- key
- False
- green, flat and thin
- add more stops
- a good mind map
- images stick better
- step 2
- key
- a bus made of ice
- step 3
- honesty
- cloud
- a colour for each branch
- keep linking in order
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