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.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) tree (b) cat (c) flower (d) elephant
- 2.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) numbers (c) plain lists (d) colours only
- 4.🔗 Your link story: a giant urn sits on a fan; the fan bounces onto a whistle; the whistle rolls into a vase; the vase chases an inkpot. Which item comes right after the vase? (a) vase (b) inkpot (c) whistle (d) fan
- 5.🗣️ The keyword method is best for… (a) long numbers (b) new words in a language (c) adding sums (d) drawing maps
- 6.🎨 Why do pictures help you memorise faster? (a) images stick better (b) they need no attention (c) words are useless (d) they are boring
- 7.🏰 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
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) smell (b) touch (c) taste (d) sound
- 9.🗣️ When should you review a new keyword picture? (a) never again (b) only in the exam (c) later today and tomorrow (d) after a year
- 10.🔗 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
- 11.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) tiny, cramped writing (b) all in one colour (c) small doodles (d) ideas with no links
- 12.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “taste sour” go on? (a) skin (b) tongue (c) nose (d) eyes
- 13.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a list of words only (b) a laughing tiffin box (c) the word in small print (d) a plain grey box
- 14.🔗 Your link story: a giant ant pulls a watch; the watch sits on a duck; the duck bounces onto a coconut; the coconut chases a kite. Which item comes right after the ant? (a) kite (b) coconut (c) duck (d) watch
- 15.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 16.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: watching fireworks? (a) smell (b) touch (c) sight (d) sound
- 17.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a bus made of ice (c) a bright red flying cow (d) a blurry shape
- 18.🗺️ 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) carries water upward (d) turn into fruit
- 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) stories are short (b) it uses numbers (c) each link leads on (d) it rhymes
- 20.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) mez (b) sakhar (c) haathi (d) paay
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “I NEED sleep”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) dola (b) chaand (c) neend (d) billi
- 22.🔗 Your link story: a giant kettle pulls a flute; the flute bounces onto a glass; the glass tickles a sock; the sock rolls into a violin. Which item comes right before the flute? (a) kettle (b) sock (c) violin (d) glass
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of sight? (a) hearing a drum boom (b) tasting salty chips (c) stroking soft fur (d) seeing a glowing star
- 24.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: review the picture or find a sound-alike word? (a) review the picture (b) find a sound-alike word
- 25.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) you get an extra item (b) that item is lost (c) nothing changes (d) it comes back alone
- 26.🔗 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
- 27.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) just the word (b) a plain, still one (c) no picture at all (d) a funny, moving one
- 28.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: ideas with no links? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 29.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) it looks empty (b) quick to see and recall (c) no reason (d) it saves ink
- 30.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) keep it still (b) make it small and plain (c) make it grey (d) make it big and funny
- 31.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a giant pink elephant? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 32.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hearing a dog bark? (a) sound (b) taste (c) sight (d) touch
- 33.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a guava; the guava rolls into a rose; the rose sings to a doll; the doll jumps over a watch. Which item comes right before the watch? (a) rose (b) doll (c) watch (d) guava
- 34.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or put pictures at stops? (a) walk the route to recall (b) put pictures at stops
- 35.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: long sentences? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 36.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a parrot by the blackboard, a lamp by the library, a vase by the classroom door, a fan by the teacher’s desk, a spoon by the stairs. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) fan (b) vase (c) lamp (d) spoon
- 37.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 38.🏰 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
- 39.True or false: “a frog wearing a crown” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 40.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “see shapes” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
Answer key
- elephant
- False
- funny actions
- inkpot
- new words in a language
- images stick better
- choose a place you know
- smell
- later today and tomorrow
- picture the first item
- small doodles
- tongue
- a laughing tiffin box
- watch
- step 1
- sight
- a blurry shape
- carries water upward
- each link leads on
- haathi
- neend
- kettle
- seeing a glowing star
- find a sound-alike word
- that item is lost
- link it to the next item
- a funny, moving one
- a poor mind map
- quick to see and recall
- make it big and funny
- a strong picture
- sound
- doll
- put pictures at stops
- a poor mind map
- spoon
- step 2
- put pictures at stops
- False
- False
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