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 keyword picture is stronger? (a) no picture at all (b) a plain, still one (c) a funny, moving one (d) just the word
- 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) details on small twigs (b) a colour for each branch (c) one key word per branch (d) long sentences
- 3.🔗 In the story method, items are joined by… (a) funny actions (b) plain lists (c) numbers (d) colours only
- 4.🗣️ Your keyword picture must also show… (a) the word’s meaning (b) its spelling backwards (c) nothing else (d) a random colour
- 5.🗣️ 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
- 6.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “hold the plant firm” go on? (a) roots (b) stem (c) leaves (d) flowers
- 7.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your school: school gate → notice board → stairs → classroom door → teacher’s desk. You place a pencil by the notice board, a glass by the stairs, a jalebi by the classroom door, a fan by the teacher’s desk, a lamp by the school gate. Where did you place the jalebi? (a) notice board (b) classroom door (c) stairs (d) school gate
- 8.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: hands in icy water? (a) touch (b) sight (c) sound (d) smell
- 9.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: picture the first item? (a) step 3 (b) step 4 (c) step 2 (d) step 1
- 10.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: tasting raw mango? (a) taste (b) sound (c) sight (d) touch
- 11.🎨 Adding sound, smell or movement to a picture makes it… (a) useless (b) too slow (c) harder to keep (d) easier to keep
- 12.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: walk the route to recall? (a) step 2 (b) step 4 (c) step 3 (d) step 1
- 13.🏰 What is another name for the memory palace? (a) the rhyme method (b) the method of loci (c) the pomodoro (d) chunking
- 14.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: choose a place you know? (a) step 4 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 2
- 15.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: hear the new word? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 4 (d) step 1
- 16.🔗 Your link story: a giant shoe sits on a needle; the needle jumps over a tomato; the tomato chases a frog; the frog bounces onto an orange. Which item comes right after the tomato? (a) needle (b) frog (c) orange (d) shoe
- 17.🗣️ In Hindi, “phool” means flower. Which keyword picture helps you remember it? (a) a DOLL with big eyes (b) a book in a KIT bag (c) a school in a SHAWL (d) a flower in a POOL
- 18.🗺️ Mind map of “Our five senses”: which branch does “smell flowers” go on? (a) ears (b) eyes (c) nose (d) tongue
- 19.🔗 Why does a story keep the order of a list? (a) each link leads on (b) it rhymes (c) stories are short (d) it uses numbers
- 20.🔗 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
- 21.🗣️ In the keyword method, the keyword… (a) is spelled the same (b) means the same (c) sounds like the new word (d) is always in Hindi
- 22.🏰 Which step of the memory palace is this: put pictures at stops? (a) step 1 (b) step 3 (c) step 2 (d) step 4
- 23.Which memory picture uses the sense of smell? (a) hearing a dog bark (b) smelling jasmine (c) tasting raw mango (d) hands in icy water
- 24.Which memory picture uses the sense of touch? (a) tasting raw mango (b) tasting salty chips (c) stroking soft fur (d) smelling jasmine
- 25.🏰 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
- 26.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your home: sofa → TV → dining table → kitchen → bed. You place an inkpot by the kitchen, a kite by the sofa, a flute by the bed, a duck by the dining table, a goat by the TV. Walking the route, which item do you meet fourth? (a) kite (b) flute (c) goat (d) inkpot
- 27.🔗 Which step of the story method is this: replay the story? (a) step 2 (b) step 3 (c) step 1 (d) step 4
- 28.🗺️ Mind map of “Parts of a plant”: which branch does “grow under the ground” go on? (a) leaves (b) roots (c) flowers (d) stem
- 29.🗣️ Which step of the keyword method is this: link it to the meaning? (a) step 2 (b) step 1 (c) step 4 (d) step 3
- 30.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) all in one colour (b) one key word per branch (c) details on small twigs (d) lines that link ideas
- 31.🎨 To remember the word “umbrella”, which picture is best? (a) a giant rainbow umbrella (b) a small grey dot (c) a plain box (d) the word “umbrella”
- 32.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: picture the first item or link it to the next item? (a) picture the first item (b) link it to the next item
- 33.🔗 In the story method, which comes first: keep linking in order or link it to the next item? (a) keep linking in order (b) link it to the next item
- 34.🗣️ 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
- 35.Which memory picture uses the sense of sound? (a) hearing a whistle (b) tasting bitter karela (c) hands in icy water (d) watching fireworks
- 36.🎨 Which sense does this memory picture use: smelling a stinky sock? (a) sound (b) touch (c) smell (d) sight
- 37.🎨 Strong or weak memory picture: a plain grey box? (a) a strong picture (b) a weak picture
- 38.🔗 Your link story: a giant key jumps over a tomato; the tomato sits on a goat; the goat sings to a fan; the fan chases a kite. Which item comes right before the fan? (a) key (b) kite (c) goat (d) fan
- 39.🗣️ Your keyword picture for the Hindi word “haathi” is “an elephant with HOT tea”. What does “haathi” mean? (a) foot (b) elephant (c) mango (d) monkey
- 40.🏰 Memory palace — your route through your walk to the park: fruit cart → park gate → swing → slide → bench. You place a rope by the fruit cart, a nest by the park gate, a violin by the slide, an orange by the bench, a guava by the swing. What did you place by the park gate? (a) guava (b) rope (c) orange (d) nest
Answer key
- a funny, moving one
- long sentences
- funny actions
- the word’s meaning
- find a sound-alike word
- roots
- classroom door
- touch
- step 1
- taste
- easier to keep
- step 4
- the method of loci
- step 1
- step 1
- frog
- a flower in a POOL
- nose
- each link leads on
- picture the first item
- sounds like the new word
- step 3
- smelling jasmine
- stroking soft fur
- fix stops in order
- inkpot
- step 4
- roots
- step 3
- all in one colour
- a giant rainbow umbrella
- picture the first item
- link it to the next item
- find a sound-alike word
- hearing a whistle
- smell
- a weak picture
- goat
- elephant
- nest
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