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 link story: a giant doll sits on a guava; the guava chases a vase; the vase falls into a tomato; the tomato tickles a banana. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) banana (b) guava (c) vase (d) tomato
- 2.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) take in water from soil (b) make seeds (c) grow under the ground (d) hold the plant firm
- 3.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: feeling a prickly cactus? (a) touch (b) smell (c) sound (d) taste
- 4.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 5.🗣️ In Hindi, “chaand” means moon. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a fish lighting a MATCH (b) a CHANDelier on the moon (c) a DOLL with big eyes (d) an elephant with HOT tea
- 6.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) hearing a dog bark (c) smelling a stinky sock (d) seeing a glowing star
- 7.🔗 Your link story: a giant ball sings to an umpire; the umpire bounces onto a cat; the cat crashes into a kite; the kite sits on a goat. Which item comes right after the cat? (a) goat (b) ball (c) umpire (d) kite
- 8.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) rocket (c) banana (d) honesty
- 9.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 10.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a plain grey box (b) a far-off still tree (c) a laughing tiffin box (d) a blurry shape
- 11.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: choose a place you know or walk the route to recall? (a) choose a place you know (b) walk the route to recall
- 12.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: walk the route to recall or fix stops in order? (a) walk the route to recall (b) fix stops in order
- 13.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) small doodles (b) topic in a corner (c) tiny, cramped writing (d) long sentences
- 14.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting bitter karela? (a) touch (b) taste (c) sight (d) smell
- 15.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “flowers” branch? (a) grow under the ground (b) have tiny pores (c) turn into fruit (d) green, flat and thin
- 16.🏰 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
- 17.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it small and plain (c) keep it still (d) make it grey
- 18.True or false: “a normal-sized cup” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant lemon pulls a duck; the duck chases a glass; the glass bounces onto a net; the net sings to a radio. Which item is number 3 in your list? (a) glass (b) duck (c) net (d) radio
- 20.🗺️ 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
- 21.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) nothing else (b) its spelling backwards (c) a random colour (d) the word’s meaning
- 22.🔗 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
- 23.True or false: “details on small twigs” makes a poor mind map. (a) True (b) False
- 24.True or false: “a pale, tiny dot” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) means the same (b) is spelled the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 27.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) the pen near a cup
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Marathi word “sakhar” is “a SACK full of sugar”. What does “sakhar” mean? (a) flower (b) eye (c) nose (d) sugar
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “make food using sunlight” go on? (a) stem (b) flowers (c) leaves (d) roots
- 30.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 31.🏰 You have 10 items but your route has only 5 stops. What helps? (a) put all at one stop (b) use no route (c) skip 5 items (d) add more stops
- 32.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a goat by the TV, a doll by the dining table, a flute by the shoe rack, a tiger by the sofa, a key by the door. Where did you place the doll? (a) door (b) dining table (c) TV (d) shoe rack
- 33.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or find a sound-alike word? (a) hear the new word (b) find a sound-alike word
- 34.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hands in icy water (b) hearing a whistle (c) watching fireworks (d) smelling jasmine
- 35.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 36.🔗 Your link story: a giant tent chases a frog; the frog tickles a watch; the watch rolls into a spoon; the spoon sings to a pencil. Which item comes right before the spoon? (a) spoon (b) frog (c) watch (d) tent
- 37.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 1 (d) step 3
- 39.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: bus stop → post box → banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate. You place a pillow by the park gate, a mirror by the bus stop, a van by the banyan tree, a flute by the fruit cart, a kettle by the post box. Walking the route, which item do you meet first? (a) pillow (b) van (c) kettle (d) mirror
Answer key
- vase
- make seeds
- touch
- step 1
- a CHANDelier on the moon
- smelling a stinky sock
- kite
- honesty
- replay the story
- a laughing tiffin box
- choose a place you know
- fix stops in order
- small doodles
- taste
- turn into fruit
- put pictures at stops
- make it big and funny
- True
- glass
- have tiny pores
- the word’s meaning
- picture the first item
- False
- False
- put pictures at stops
- sounds like the new word
- the pen stirring tea
- sugar
- leaves
- step 4
- add more stops
- dining table
- hear the new word
- smelling jasmine
- keep linking in order
- watch
- step 3
- step 3
- step 1
- mirror
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