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.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: replay the story or keep linking in order? (a) replay the story (b) keep linking in order
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a blurry shape (b) a pale, tiny dot (c) the word in small print (d) a mango that sings
- 3.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: tiny, cramped writing? (a) a poor mind map (b) a good mind map
- 4.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) tasting raw mango (b) smelling a stinky sock (c) hands in icy water (d) hearing a drum boom
- 5.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 6.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 8.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or replay the story? (a) keep linking in order (b) replay the story
- 9.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail goes on the “roots” branch? (a) hold the plant firm (b) carries food to parts (c) holds up the leaves (d) green, flat and thin
- 10.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles an apple; the apple bounces onto a mango; the mango pulls a candle; the candle jumps over a key. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) candle (b) goat (c) key (d) apple
- 11.Which of these makes a strong memory picture? (a) a pale, tiny dot (b) a bright red flying cow (c) a plain grey box (d) a far-off still tree
- 12.🗣️ 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
- 13.🎨 Which word is the hardest to picture as it is? (a) elephant (b) honesty (c) banana (d) rocket
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “an elephant with HOT tea”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) neend (b) haathi (c) baadal (d) mez
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: gate → door → shoe rack → sofa → TV. You place a coconut by the shoe rack, a pillow by the sofa, a vase by the TV, a kite by the gate, a whistle by the door. What did you place by the TV? (a) pillow (b) whistle (c) vase (d) kite
- 16.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “nose” branch? (a) see colours (b) read words (c) feel a light touch (d) smell flowers
- 17.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 2 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 18.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 19.🔗 Your link story: a giant frog sits on an igloo; the igloo rolls into a candle; the candle bounces onto a needle; the needle falls into a ladder. Which item comes right after the needle? (a) frog (b) candle (c) needle (d) ladder
- 20.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: link it to the next item or replay the story? (a) link it to the next item (b) replay the story
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant radio crashes into a banana; the banana pulls a goat; the goat jumps over a jug; the jug sits on a net. Which item is number 4 in your list? (a) jug (b) banana (c) goat (d) radio
- 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 monkey in a BAND”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) baadal (b) aai (c) kitaab (d) bandar
- 24.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) flowers (b) stem (c) leaves (d) roots
- 25.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) the pen near a cup (b) neither (c) the pen stirring tea (d) both the same
- 26.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) smelling jasmine (b) tasting raw mango (c) tasting salty chips (d) hearing a dog bark
- 27.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an ant by the bed, a radio by the TV, a lamp by the kitchen, a sock by the sofa, a needle by the dining table. What did you place by the bed? (a) sock (b) lamp (c) ant (d) radio
- 28.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) machhli (b) aai (c) paani (d) bhaat
- 29.🔗 Your story skips an item. What happens when you recall? (a) it comes back alone (b) you get an extra item (c) nothing changes (d) that item is lost
- 30.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “paani” is “water in a PAN”. What does “paani” mean? (a) mother (b) monkey (c) moon (d) water
- 31.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “skin” branch? (a) hear voices (b) smell smoke (c) see shapes (d) feel hot and cold
- 32.🗣️ 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
- 33.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a sock that smells awful (b) a kite as big as a house (c) a blurry shape (d) a giant pink elephant
- 34.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place a pencil by the bed, a goat by the sofa, an ant by the TV, a doll by the kitchen, a jeep by the dining table. Walking the route, which item do you meet third? (a) jeep (b) goat (c) ant (d) pencil
- 35.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) a laughing tiffin box (b) the word in small print (c) a frog wearing a crown (d) a bright red flying cow
- 36.True or false: “a list of words only” makes a weak memory picture. (a) True (b) False
- 37.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the pomodoro (b) chunking (c) the rhyme method (d) the method of loci
- 38.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 39.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 40.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which detail goes on the “eyes” branch? (a) hear voices (b) feel a light touch (c) taste sweet (d) see shapes
Answer key
- keep linking in order
- a mango that sings
- a poor mind map
- hearing a drum boom
- step 1
- a weak picture
- step 3
- keep linking in order
- hold the plant firm
- candle
- a bright red flying cow
- find a sound-alike word
- honesty
- haathi
- vase
- smell flowers
- step 1
- a weak picture
- ladder
- link it to the next item
- jug
- hear the new word
- bandar
- roots
- the pen stirring tea
- smelling jasmine
- ant
- paani
- that item is lost
- water
- feel hot and cold
- hear the new word
- a blurry shape
- jeep
- the word in small print
- True
- the method of loci
- step 4
- a weak picture
- see shapes
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