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.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) yes, with new pictures (b) only for numbers (c) no, never (d) only once a year
- 2.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it rhymes (b) stories are short (c) each link leads on (d) it uses numbers
- 3.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: find a sound-alike word or review the picture? (a) find a sound-alike word (b) review the picture
- 4.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 5.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a strong memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 6.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a frog by the sofa, a ladder by the door, a tent by the shoe rack, a mango by the gate, a monkey by the TV. What did you place by the sofa? (a) frog (b) ladder (c) mango (d) tent
- 7.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) banana (b) elephant (c) rocket (d) honesty
- 8.🗣️ 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
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 10.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) make food using sunlight (b) have tiny pores (c) grow under the ground (d) green, flat and thin
- 11.🗣️ 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
- 12.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 13.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “mez” is “a MAZE on a table”. What does “mez” mean? (a) mango (b) cat (c) flower (d) table
- 14.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a far-off still tree (b) a pencil that dances (c) a plain grey box (d) a pale, tiny dot
- 15.🔗 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
- 16.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: door → shoe rack → sofa → TV → dining table. You place a tent by the sofa, a radio by the TV, a coconut by the dining table, a rope by the shoe rack, a tiger by the door. What did you place by the dining table? (a) rope (b) coconut (c) tiger (d) tent
- 17.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a normal-sized cup? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 18.🗣️ 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
- 19.True or false: “a laughing tiffin box” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 20.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) funny actions (c) colours only (d) numbers
- 21.🗣️ In Marathi, “aai” means mother. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a SACK full of sugar (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a cat paying a BILL (d) Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- 22.Which memory picture uses the sense of taste? (a) watching fireworks (b) tasting bitter karela (c) stroking soft fur (d) hands in icy water
- 23.🗺️ After drawing a mind map, how do you test yourself? (a) colour it again (b) throw it away (c) redraw it from memory (d) frame it
- 24.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) to make it longer (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) it looks nice
- 25.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) is always in Hindi (d) sounds like the new word
- 26.🎨 Which makes a memory picture stronger? (a) make it big and funny (b) make it grey (c) keep it still (d) make it small and plain
- 27.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) seeing a red kite fly (b) seeing a glowing star (c) hearing a drum boom (d) stroking soft fur
- 28.🔗 Your link story: a giant ladder pulls a guava; the guava crashes into a fan; the fan falls into a kite; the kite jumps over a jalebi. Which item comes right after the ladder? (a) jalebi (b) fan (c) guava (d) kite
- 29.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “ears” branch? (a) feel hot and cold (b) taste sweet (c) taste salty (d) hear music
- 30.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a frog by the stairs, a duck by the library, a mango by the blackboard, a doll by the classroom door, a van by the teacher’s desk. Walking the route, which item do you meet fifth? (a) duck (b) mango (c) van (d) doll
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “have tiny pores” go on? (a) flowers (b) leaves (c) stem (d) roots
- 32.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: link it to the meaning or find a sound-alike word? (a) link it to the meaning (b) find a sound-alike word
- 33.🏰 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
- 34.True or false: “a blurry shape” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 35.🔗 Your link story: a giant orange tickles a lemon; the lemon bounces onto a kettle; the kettle rolls into an ice cream; the ice cream falls into a shoe. Which item is number 5 in your list? (a) orange (b) shoe (c) kettle (d) lemon
- 36.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 37.🗣️ In the keyword method, which comes first: hear the new word or review the picture? (a) hear the new word (b) review the picture
- 38.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) carries water upward (b) take in water from soil (c) attract bees (d) carries food to parts
- 39.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “feel hot and cold” goes on the “skin” branch. (a) True (b) False
- 40.🗣️ In Hindi, “bandar” means monkey. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a school in a SHAWL (b) a monkey in a BAND (c) a PIE under your foot (d) a fish lighting a MATCH
Answer key
- yes, with new pictures
- each link leads on
- find a sound-alike word
- step 1
- True
- frog
- honesty
- hear the new word
- step 4
- grow under the ground
- find a sound-alike word
- step 1
- table
- a pencil that dances
- picture the first item
- coconut
- a weak picture
- link it to the meaning
- False
- funny actions
- Mum saying “AYE, AYE!”
- tasting bitter karela
- redraw it from memory
- to keep the order
- sounds like the new word
- make it big and funny
- hearing a drum boom
- guava
- hear music
- duck
- leaves
- find a sound-alike word
- choose a place you know
- True
- shoe
- keep linking in order
- hear the new word
- take in water from soil
- True
- a monkey in a BAND
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