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.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 2.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling jasmine? (a) taste (b) sight (c) smell (d) touch
- 3.Which of these makes a weak memory picture? (a) a frog wearing a crown (b) a bus made of ice (c) a plain grey box (d) a pencil that dances
- 4.🗣️ In Hindi, “aam” means mango. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a book in a KIT bag (b) I NEED sleep (c) a PIE under your foot (d) I AM eating a mango
- 5.🔗 Your link story: a giant coconut rolls into an umpire; the umpire jumps over a jalebi; the jalebi pulls a ladder; the ladder chases an umbrella. Which item comes right before the ladder? (a) coconut (b) ladder (c) jalebi (d) umbrella
- 6.🔗 Which link is stronger for “pen” and “cup”? (a) both the same (b) the pen stirring tea (c) the pen near a cup (d) neither
- 7.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 3 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 8.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear music” go on? (a) eyes (b) tongue (c) ears (d) skin
- 9.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: banyan tree → fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide. You place a parrot by the swing, a rope by the fruit cart, an orange by the slide, a pencil by the park gate, a sock by the banyan tree. Where did you place the sock? (a) fruit cart (b) swing (c) banyan tree (d) park gate
- 10.🏰 Why must the stops always be in the same order? (a) it looks nice (b) no reason (c) to keep the order (d) to make it longer
- 11.🗣️ Which keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) just the word (c) a plain, still one (d) a funny, moving one
- 12.🗺️ Good or poor mind map: details on small twigs? (a) a good mind map (b) a poor mind map
- 13.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a sock that smells awful? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 14.🗣️ Your keyword picture is “water in a PAN”. Which word does it help you remember? (a) phool (b) paani (c) bhaat (d) aai
- 15.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk → blackboard → library. You place a kite by the teacher’s desk, a tent by the library, a guava by the classroom door, an ice cream by the stairs, an igloo by the blackboard. What did you place by the library? (a) guava (b) tent (c) ice cream (d) igloo
- 16.🗣️ 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
- 17.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which detail is on a different branch from the other three? (a) hold the plant firm (b) take in water from soil (c) grow under the ground (d) attract bees
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “carries food to parts” go on? (a) flowers (b) roots (c) leaves (d) stem
- 19.🗺️ Why use one key word on each branch? (a) quick to see and recall (b) no reason (c) it looks empty (d) it saves ink
- 20.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a far-off still tree? (a) a weak picture (b) a strong picture
- 21.🔗 Your link story: a giant rose sits on a bucket; the bucket rolls into a tiger; the tiger jumps over an inkpot; the inkpot tickles an orange. Which item comes right after the tiger? (a) orange (b) tiger (c) bucket (d) inkpot
- 22.🏰 Can you use the same palace again for a new list? (a) only once a year (b) no, never (c) only for numbers (d) yes, with new pictures
- 23.🏰 In the memory palace method, which comes first: fix stops in order or choose a place you know? (a) fix stops in order (b) choose a place you know
- 24.🔗 Your link story: a giant vase rolls into a bucket; the bucket falls into a jalebi; the jalebi bounces onto a sock; the sock jumps over a pillow. Which item comes right after the jalebi? (a) bucket (b) sock (c) vase (d) jalebi
- 25.True or false: “a bright red flying cow” makes a weak memory picture. (a) False (b) True
- 26.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) plain lists (b) numbers (c) colours only (d) funny actions
- 27.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 1 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 28.🔗 To recall your list, you… (a) start from nowhere (b) guess (c) replay the story (d) read a new list
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: review the picture? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 2 (d) step 3
- 30.True or false: in a mind map of “Our five senses”, “hear a bell” goes on the “tongue” branch. (a) False (b) True
- 31.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a guava by the park gate, a banana by the swing, a tiger by the slide, a shoe by the fruit cart, a doll by the bench. What did you place by the bench? (a) shoe (b) banana (c) guava (d) doll
- 32.🔗 Your link story: a giant goat tickles an owl; the owl pulls a coconut; the coconut jumps over a van; the van bounces onto a rope. Which item comes right after the van? (a) owl (b) rope (c) coconut (d) goat
- 33.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: keep linking in order? (a) step 4 (b) step 1 (c) step 3 (d) step 2
- 34.🗣️ In Hindi, “billi” means cat. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a cat paying a BILL (b) a CHUBBY key (c) a book in a KIT bag (d) a tree on a note PAD
- 35.🗺️ What goes in the centre of a mind map? (a) the main topic (b) a small detail (c) the date (d) your name
- 36.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “hear voices” go on? (a) tongue (b) ears (c) eyes (d) nose
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a dull white wall? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 38.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: fix stops in order? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 2
- 39.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 1 (b) step 2 (c) step 3 (d) step 4
- 40.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) it uses numbers (b) stories are short (c) it rhymes (d) each link leads on
Answer key
- step 4
- smell
- a plain grey box
- I AM eating a mango
- jalebi
- the pen stirring tea
- step 1
- ears
- banyan tree
- to keep the order
- a funny, moving one
- a good mind map
- a strong picture
- paani
- tent
- hear the new word
- attract bees
- stem
- quick to see and recall
- a weak picture
- inkpot
- yes, with new pictures
- choose a place you know
- sock
- False
- funny actions
- step 1
- replay the story
- step 4
- False
- doll
- rope
- step 3
- a cat paying a BILL
- the main topic
- ears
- a weak picture
- step 2
- step 3
- each link leads on
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